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Wenpin Hou

Learning the Language of Gene Regulation: From Single-Cell Genomics to Foundation Models

Sponsor(s): Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB), School of Medicine (SOM), and University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG)
Monday, September 14, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
French Family Science Center 4233
Wenpin Hou, PhD
he U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, beneath streaking star trails, created by long-exposure photography. The tallest telescope seen is the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, on which DESI is mounted. Credit: DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas

From Sea to Space - Testing the Future of Exploration and Science

Sponsor(s): Duke Space Initiative
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sanford School -- Rubenstein Hall, Room 200
Dr. Dawn Kernagis
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Physics Colloquium - Reverse Physics: From Laws to Physical Assumptions

Sponsor(s): Physics
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Christine Aidala
Duke Gardens Red Bridge

Meet the Keepers of Duke Gardens

Sponsor(s): Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Thursday, September 17, 2026
9:00 pm
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
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Fall 2026 Symposium: Highlighting Duke’s Environmental Health Community

Sponsor(s): Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Friday, September 18, 2026
8:50 am - 3:50 pm
Grainger Hall room 1112 and Panopto
Featuring flash talks from ITEHP faculty, students, and postdocs
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CCN Colloquium: "Adaptive learning across development"

Sponsor(s): Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Friday, September 18, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room
Kate Nussenbaum, Ph.D. (Boston University)
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Stargazing

Sponsor(s): Duke Teaching Observatory (DTO), Duke Space Initiative, and Physics
Friday, September 18, 2026
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Duke Teaching Observatory
The Laidlaw Scholars Research and Leadership Program is a 24-month cohort-based leadership development sequence combining community-engaged research and immersive practice in ethical leadership with two summer experience. Open to 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students of any major. This flyer has a dark blue background and three photos of Laidlaw Scholars engaged in program activities such as speaking into a microphone, presenting on stage at a conference, and posing with a research team.

Laidlaw Scholars Program Information Session

Sponsor(s): Hart Leadership Program and Sanford School of Public Policy
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sanford School -- Rubenstein Hall, Room 153
Dr. Lucy Ballard
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DQC Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, September 24, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
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CCN Colloquium: "Neurotransmitter Interactions in the Neural Bases of Therapeutic Treatments Against Drug Addiction"

Sponsor(s): Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Friday, September 25, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room
Ed Levin, Ph.D. (Duke University)
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Duke Faculty Resource Fair

Sponsor(s): Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Monday, September 28, 2026
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Penn Pavilion
Dr. Ron Mittler

Biology Faculty Seminar Series - Dr. Ron Mittler

Sponsor(s): Biology
Monday, September 28, 2026
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
French Family Science Center 4233
Dr. Ron Mittler
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Stargazing

Sponsor(s): Duke Teaching Observatory (DTO), Duke Space Initiative, and Physics
Saturday, October 03, 2026
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Duke Teaching Observatory
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Knowing Nature: An exhibit celebration event

Sponsor(s): David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, and History of Medicine Collections
Wednesday, October 07, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Perkins Library Chappell Family Gallery
Andrew Griebeler
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DQC Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, October 08, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Kevin Singh, Assistant Professor, John W. Wilkins Endowed Professorship of Physics, The Ohio State University
Global Education Fair. October 15. 11am-2pm. Penn Pavilion.

Global Education Fair

Sponsor(s): Global Education Office for Undergraduates
Thursday, October 15, 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Penn Pavilion
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Condensed Matter Seminar - Emergent Quantum Phenomena in Layered Ruthenates: Insights from ARPES, Thin-Film Epitaxy, and Quantum Transport

Sponsor(s): Physics
Thursday, October 15, 2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Physics 298
Ngabonziza Prosper
Ron Mallon

On the Possibility of a Division of Moral Labor

Sponsor(s): Philosophy
Friday, October 16, 2026
3:20 pm - 5:20 pm
West Duke 202
Ron Mallon • Washington University St. Louis
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Stargazing

Sponsor(s): Duke Teaching Observatory (DTO), Duke Space Initiative, and Physics
Friday, October 16, 2026
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Duke Teaching Observatory
JENN BRISSON

Biology Faculty Seminars

Sponsor(s): Biology
Monday, October 19, 2026
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
French Family Science Center 4233
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. J.R Schmidt (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

Sponsor(s): Chemistry
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
French Family Science Center 2237
Prof. J.R Schmidt
he U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab, beneath streaking star trails, created by long-exposure photography. The tallest telescope seen is the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, on which DESI is mounted. Credit: DESI Collaboration/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/L. Tyas

Duke SPACE Initiative Seminar - Cassandra Klos

Sponsor(s): Duke Space Initiative
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sanford School -- Rubenstein Hall, Room 200
Cassandra Klos
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Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming

Sponsor(s): Physics
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Michelle Wang
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DQC Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, October 22, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Yuan Su, Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Center for Quantum Computing
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Beyond AI Slop: Responsible AI Use in Literature Reviews and Publishing (RCR)

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Friday, October 23, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online
Hannah Rozear, Meredith Parker-Terry, Jenna Strawbridge
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CCN Colloquium: "Cognitive Convergence: Deep Similarities Between Large Language Models and Human Cognition"

Sponsor(s): Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Friday, October 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room
Chandra Sripada, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Duke Summer Experiences Fair Flyer, Tuesday, October 27, 1-4 PM

Duke Summer Experiences Fair

Sponsor(s): OUE - Experiential Education, Career Center, Global Education Office for Undergraduates, and Undergraduate Research Support Office
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Penn Pavilion
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Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming

Sponsor(s): Physics
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Mark Chadwick
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DQC Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, October 29, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Tom L Beck, Section Head, Science Engagement for the National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Stargazing

Sponsor(s): Duke Teaching Observatory (DTO), Duke Space Initiative, and Physics
Friday, October 30, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Duke Teaching Observatory
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Peter Mahaffy (University of Wisconsin- Madison)

Sponsor(s): Chemistry
Tuesday, November 03, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
French Family Science Center 2237
Prof. Peter Mahaffy (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
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Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming

Sponsor(s): Physics
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Katherine Brading
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DQC Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, November 05, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Sophia Economou, Director of Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering, Professor of Physics, Virginia Tech
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CCN Colloquium presents Jorge Morales, Ph.D. (Duke University)

Sponsor(s): Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Friday, November 06, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LSRC - DIBS B035 Multipurpose Room
Jorge Morales, Ph.D. (Duke University)
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Cancer Career Exploration Day

Sponsor(s): DCI Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Duke Cancer Genetics and Genomics, Duke Cancer Institute, Molecular Cancer Biology (MCB), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
Saturday, November 07, 2026
All Day
Trent Semans Center for Health Education, Learning Hall
DCI Faculty and Staff
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Energy Week at Duke: Nov. 9-13, 2026

Sponsor(s): Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke Climate Commitment, EDGE: Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment, and Office of Climate and Sustainability
Monday, November 09, 2026
All Day
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Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming

Sponsor(s): Physics
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Douglas Natelson
Duke Forest Annual Gathering

Duke Forest’s 2026 Annual Gathering

Sponsor(s): Duke Forest
Thursday, November 12, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium
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Stargazing

Sponsor(s): Duke Teaching Observatory (DTO), Duke Space Initiative, and Physics
Saturday, November 14, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Duke Teaching Observatory
Dr Yan Gong

Biology Faculty Seminars

Sponsor(s): Biology
Monday, November 16, 2026
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
French Family Science Center 4233
Dr. Yan Gong
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