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Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development Receive $12.5 Million Grant to Study ADHD, Autism Connection
Friday, October 13 2017Congratulations to Dr. Guillermo Sapiro, along with Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Linmarie Sikich, Scott Kollins, Scott Compton, Kenneth Dodge, Naomi Davis and Michael Murias of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. They have received a 5-year, $12.5 million grant from the NIH to study the connections between ADHD and autism in children.
There’s an App for That: Enabling Early Intervention in Autism
Tuesday, September 19 2017From a chance meeting at a Bass Connections faculty mixer, Geri Dawson and Guillermo Sapiro collaborated to create the No. 1 health app in the Apple app store – Duke Health’s Autism & Beyond.
Duke Undergraduates Use Machine Learning Techniques to Evaluate Electricity Access in Developing Countries
Thursday, September 14 2017A team of Data+ students, led by researchers in the Energy Initiative's Energy Data Analytics Lab and the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative, developed means to evaluate electricity access in developing countries through machine learning techniques applied to aerial imagery data.
How Can You Ride Your Bicycle More Safely on Durham Streets? This Website Can Tell You
Tuesday, September 12 2017iiD's Ghost Bikes Data+ team created an interactive website that demonstrates how factors such as the time of day, weather conditions and demographics affect crash risk.
Durham Traffic Data Reveal Clues to Safer Streets
Monday, September 11 2017This summer, a team of Duke students partnered with Durham’s Department of Transportation to analyze and map pedestrian, bicycle and motor vehicle crash data.
Bass Connections Seeks Proposals for New 2018-2019 Projects
Thursday, September 7 2017Bass Connections, a university-wide initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary teams in exploring societal challenges, is calling for proposals from Duke faculty, graduate and professional students, post-docs, trainees and fellows for new project teams starting in summer 2018 or the 2018-2019 academic year. The application process began September 5 and closes November 3, 2017.
Data+ 2017 Wraps Up 3rd Year
Thursday, August 24 2017This summer, 70 undergraduates and 27 graduate student mentors participated in a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary data projects as part of the Data+ Summer Program at Duke, which is run by the Information Initiative @Duke in partnership with SSRI, MedX, and other Duke departments, Initiatives, and industry sponsors.
Amanda Randles Recognized by MIT’s 35 Innovators Under 35
Wednesday, August 16 2017Dr. Amanda Randles of Duke University Biomedical Engineering was recently recognized by MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” for her outstanding work creating a simulation of blood flow through the human body based on a particular person’s unique medical images.
Pinpointing Where Durham’s Nicotine Addicts Get Their Fix
Thursday, August 10 2017New maps created by Data+ students this summer suggest that tobacco retailers are disproportionately located in low-income neighborhoods and living in a neighborhood with easy access to stores that sell tobacco makes it easier to start young and harder to quit.
Rejuvenating Art With Data
Tuesday, August 8 2017A Data+ team led by Ingrid Daubechies explored the feasibility of building an app that museum visitors could use to virtually restore paintings in museums.