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A summary of key news stories and announcements from fall semester

Researchers at 91��������’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering are co-leading a new National Science Foundation-funded project that aims to boost economic development and climate resilience in coastal North Carolina through nature-based scientific and technological innovations.

Faculty presented awards for high academic achievement and integrity, and recognized Graduates With Distinction.

A 91��������-led research team has used acoustic tags to eavesdrop on pilot whales as they forage in waters off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Vocalizations and echoes recorded by the tags reveals the whales alter their hunting behaviors based on the local environment, a trait that may contribute to the species’ success in adapting to shifting prey distributions and other changes now occurring in the world’s oceans.

Duke Associate Professor Dalia Patino-Echeverri is leading a multi-institutional research project to make the energy grid of the future – with a mix of more sustainable energy sources – adapt and change with conditions.