Studies on Avoided Affect across Latin America, South Korea, and the U.S.
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, October 16, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Natalia Espinosa (Duke PhD Student)
Omics in Ag Chem: From R&D to Regulatory Application
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Friday, October 16, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Grainger Hall room 1112 and Panopto
John Rooney, PhD, Syngenta
Duke Society for Women in Science (SWS) lunch series
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Bass Connections, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Computational Humanities, Center for Computational Thinking, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Computer Science, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Office of Information Technology (OIT), Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Friday, October 16, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Xiaoyue Ni, Mechanical Engineering and Matls Science
On the Possibility of a Division of Moral Labor
Sponsor(s):
Philosophy
Friday, October 16, 2026
3:20 pm - 5:20 pm
Ron Mallon • Washington University St. Louis
CEE Seminar - Environmental Relevance in Disinfection Research? Influence of Species, Conformation, and “Lived Experience” on Decay Kinetics of Microbial Contaminants
Sponsor(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Monday, October 19, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Wilkinson Building, Room 132
Dr. Andrea Silverman, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Urban, and Environmental Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Clustering and Visualization of Single-Cell Data Based on Association Plots
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, October 19, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Martin Vingron, PhD
Who is Worth Fighting For
Monday, October 19, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Henderson Hill, Shelagh Kenney, Kristin Parks, and Gerda Stein
Neurobiology Seminar: Tim Czopka: "Beyond Myelination: Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells in Neural Circuit Regulation"
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tim Czopka
Learning in Networks Reading Group
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Computational Humanities, Center for Computational Thinking, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Computer Science, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Information Science + Studies (ISS), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Beyond the SDGs: What Did We Learn, and What Comes Next?
Sponsor(s):
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Joint NC BERD Seminar: Introduction to EPIC Cosmos: What is it, How Can You Use it for Research, and Methodological Considerations
Sponsor(s):
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, BERD Core, and Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual
Alex Biskis, Senior Research Programmer
DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Prof Bradley D Olsen
Sponsor(s):
Duke Materials Initiative, Academic Resource Center (ARC), Biology, Biomedical Engineering (BME), Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Physics, Pratt School of Engineering, and Trinity College
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Neurobiology Student Seminar: Alana Evora: Silencing circuits during development: the role of neural activity in establishing complex behavior
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Alana Evora
CIA Lunch and Learn
Sponsor(s):
Career Center
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location emailed after registration.
Broadening Your Networks and Collaborations Through Interdisciplinary Research and Engaged Scholarship
Sponsor(s):
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Physics Colloquium - The Twisted Genome: How DNA Torsion Shapes Genome Function
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Michelle Wang
The Memory Project Symposium
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Dean of Humanities, Libraries, and Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts (MFAEDA)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Nicole Barnes, Jim Cheng, Maggie Dickson, Guo-Juin Hong, Naomi Nelson, Mengqi Zhang
Charity and the Reformation: A Conversation with Achsah Guibbory
Sponsor(s):
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Achsah Guibbory, Barnard College
NeuroArts Blueprint: Research and Policy Roundup
Sponsor(s):
Dance Program
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wanting Children: Family-Planning Policies and the Engineering of America's Population
Thursday, October 22, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Leonard Lopoo - Syracuse University
DQC Seminar Series: Quantum oblique eigenprojection
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, October 22, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Suite 550, Chesterfield Building
Yuan Su, Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Center for Quantum Computing, Amazon
Rhodes iiD PopUp: Statistical Inference and Learning in Networks Workshop 1
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Bass Connections, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Computational Humanities, Center for Computational Thinking, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Computer Science, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Information Science + Studies (ISS), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Office of Information Technology (OIT), Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Friday, October 23, 2026
All Day
New Frontiers in the Investigation of Online Environments and the Health of Black Americans
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, October 23, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erwin Square Building, Room B252
Vanessa Volpe (NC State)
Cook Center October Colloquium: The Biology and Burden of Inequality: Structural Stressors, Resilience and Health Equity
Friday, October 23, 2026
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Dr.Keisha L Bentley-Edwards, Dr. Latesha Harris
CCN Colloquium: "Cognitive Convergence: Deep Similarities Between Large Language Models and Human Cognition"
Friday, October 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chandra Sripada, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Mapping DNA lesions offers new strategies for understanding genotoxicity and changes in the cellular microenvironment
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Friday, October 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Grainger Hall room 1112 and Panopto
Natalie Gassman, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Triangle Quantum Computing Seminar Series: Pasqal’s neutral-atom quantum computing technology
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Friday, October 23, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Suite 550, Chesterfield Building
Heejeong Jeong, Head of Quantum Computing, US, at Pasqal US Inc.
Shia Islamic-Jewish Legal Reasoning in Dialogue
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies, Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University Middle East Studies Center, Provost's Office, and Religious Studies
Sunday, October 25, 2026
All Day
CEE Seminar - Understanding and Computation of Deformation and Failure in Porous Microstructures
Sponsor(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Monday, October 26, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Wilkinson Building, Room 132
Dr. Yashar Mehmani Assistant Professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Justice in AI - Monthly Lunch
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Philosophy, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Monday, October 26, 2026
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Multiple speakers
What's a Libertarian, and Might You Be One? A Conversation with Katherine Mangu-Ward
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office
Monday, October 26, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Frank Bruni
Neurobiology Seminar: Nick Betley: "Bidirectional body–brain signaling in exercise adaptation"
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nick Betley
RNHD seminar | Oser: Lineage States as Therapeutic Vulnerabilities and Drivers of Therapeutic Resistance in Lung Cancer
Sponsor(s):
Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Matthew Oser, MD, PhD
Learning in Networks Reading Group
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Computational Humanities, Center for Computational Thinking, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Computer Science, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Information Science + Studies (ISS), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
m6A-mediated Control of Gene Expression
Sponsor(s):
University Program in Genetics & Genomics (UPGG), Biology, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB), Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Kate Meyer, PhD
Conversations in the Study of Religion: Teaching & Learning in Times of Crisis
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Anna Sun, Daniel Herskowitz, Mohsen Kadivar, Wylin Wilson
Information, Censorship & Journalism: Tunisia, 2011–2026
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Neurobiology Student Seminar: Xinyu Tu: TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Xinyu Tu
Tell Me More: Building a Career at the Intersection of Demography, People, & Planet
Sponsor(s):
Career Center
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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