APSI Summer Book Club 2026: To Save and to Destroy
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, and Libraries
Monday, August 17, 2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Online
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow (APSI; Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Duke)
DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Prof. Jürgen Rühe
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
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Teer 203
Young Physician Scientist Series: Disseminating your research at national and international talks
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Webcast
Panel physician-scientists from world-class medical centers
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Tim Lieuwen, "Patterns and Structure in the Fury and Noise: Coherent Structures and Organized Dynamics in Modern Power Systems."
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tim Lieuwen
DQC Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, August 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Professional Development
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, August 28, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erwin Square Building, Room B252
NCJSS Welcomes Saskia Ziolkowski
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, August 30, 2026
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saskia Ziolkowski
DMI/MEMS Seminar Presented by Prof Quinn Besford
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
Monday, August 31, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Rhodes iiD PopUp Institute: Justice in AI
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Information Science + Studies (ISS), Law School, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Philosophy, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Monday, August 31, 2026
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
RNHD seminar | Sánchez-Rivera: Defining and Targeting Gene-Variant-Context Interactions in Cancer
Sponsor(s):
Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, PhD
Innovation in Quantitative Medicine Summit
Sponsor(s):
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
DMI/MEMS Signature Lecture Presented by Prof. Chiara Daraio
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, September 02, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Physics Colloquium - High Energy Physics at Low Energies: The MOLLER Experiment at Jefferson Lab
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Jim Napolitano
Social influences on eating across the lifespan
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, September 04, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erwin Square Building, Room B252
Jasmine DeJesus (UNC Greensboro)
Duke Pain Journal Club
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Friday, September 04, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MSRB3, Room 6130, 6th Floor
Runda Li
Neurobiology Seminar: Ethan Hughes: Oligodendroglia: Implications for adult CNS plasticity and repair
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ethan Hughes
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Kristina Johnson
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kristina Johnson
Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Scott Ransom
DQC Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Eric Hudson, Professor, David Saxon Presidential Term Chair in Physics, UCLA
Kenneth Dodge and Laura Gorla (Duke)
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, September 11, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kenneth Dodge and Laura Gorla (Duke)
How 9/11 Changed the United States: A Panel Discussion Followed by a Fireside Chat with Peter Bergen
Friday, September 11, 2026
3:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Peter Bergen
Neurobiology Seminar: Michael Long: How Parrots Speak
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Michael Long
Beauty, Suffering, and Belonging
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Matthew Rushing and Du'Bois A'Keen
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Robert Clark, "Walkabout: From Engineering Research and Entrepreneurship to Academic Leadership— and Back Again"
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Neurobiology Student Seminar: Kobi Kobi: TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kobi Kobi
Physics Colloquium - Title Forthcoming
Sponsor(s):
Physics
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Physics 130
Christine Aidala
Duke CTPM Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Thursday, September 17, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSRBIII, Room 1125
Thomas Buchheit, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor (Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University)
Veronica Cole (Wake Forest University)
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, September 18, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erwin Square Building, Room B252
Veronica Cole (Wake Forest University)
Rhodes iiD PopUp Institute: Justice in AI
Sponsor(s):
Information Initiative at Duke (iiD), +DataScience (+DS), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Information Science + Studies (ISS), Law School, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Philosophy, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Monday, September 21, 2026
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
MEMS Distinguished Seminar: Dr. Younan Xia, "Three Decades of Nanomaterials Research: From Fundamental Studies to Applications"
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Younan Xia
Neurobiology Student Seminar: Lumi Lee: TBD
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lumi Lee
DQC Seminar Series
Sponsor(s):
Duke Quantum Center
Thursday, September 24, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Building
Humanistic AI: Generative Models and the Future of Cultural and Historical Interpretation
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 Digital Humanities Initiative, Duke Quantum Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), English, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Humanities Writ Large, Information Science + Studies (ISS), Mathematics, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Pratt School of Engineering, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), and Statistical Science
Friday, September 25, 2026
All Day
Ilayda Orhan (Duke PhD Student)
Sponsor(s):
Psychology and Neuroscience
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erwin Square Building, Room B252
Ilayda Orhan (Duke PhD Student)
Neurobiology Seminar: Azahara Oliva: State-dependent cognitive processing during sleep
Sponsor(s):
Neurobiology
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Azahara Oliva
MEMS Pearsall Distinguished Lecture: Metin Sitti
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Metin Sitti
Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis Research Retreat
Sponsor(s):
Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke Cancer Institute, and Duke Palliative Care
Thursday, October 01, 2026
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Duke Pain Journal Club
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Friday, October 02, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MSRB3, Room 6130, 6th Floor
Sunny Hsiung, Osman Sohaib, & Kaushik Valiveti
NCJSS Welcomes Ayelet Brinn
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, October 04, 2026
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ayelet Brinn
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