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How a rock on China’s coast inspired a sculpture at DKU

Duke Kunshan University unveiled “Rocky Zero,” a large-scale outdoor sculpture by Dutch artist Tom Claassen, on Nov. 11. The work traces its origins to a rock Claassen encountered...
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Three perspectives on the power of persistence

A strip of 16 mm film contains a series of still images. Yet when projected, those images, interrupted by brief moments of darkness, create the illusion of continuous...
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DKU professor and student win grand prize in global AI-Human writing competition

An essay co-authored by a Duke Kunshan University professor and student has won a Grand Prize in the English-language category of the first Fangtang Global AI-Human Collaboration Essay Competition, the...
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DKU professor receives inaugural McCall MacBain Leading Educators Award

Duke Kunshan University professor Zairong Xiang has been named one of 12 educators around the world to receive the inaugural McCall MacBain Leading Educators Award. Zairong Xiang (second...
DKU graduate wins award at international research conference

DKU graduate wins award at international research conference

Julia Strick, Duke Kunshan University Class of 2026 graduate, received the Armando Vega Prize for best undergraduate poster at the 2026 International BMAA Conference, held July 30-31 in Salt...
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DKU professor joins Duke arts and humanities initiative

Zach Fredman, dean of faculty affairs, chair of the Division of Arts and Humanities, and associate professor of history at Duke Kunshan University, has been named to a Duke faculty...
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What happens when AI gets medical research wrong?

In 2017, a public health study found a curious association between stroke and diet soda consumption—a result that had significant limitations and required further research. But this study...
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Questions worth asking

How does the brain know that time has passed? Why can an artificial intelligence system earn a better score while behaving less safely? And what could a vegan...
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Study links early-life heatwave exposure to climate governance

A new study led by Jingbo Cui, associate professor at Duke Kunshan University’s Environmental Research Center, has found that jurisdictions governed by policymakers who experienced extreme heat early...
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How planning scales shape biodiversity outcomes of renewable energy expansion

A new study led by Professor Binbin Li’s research team at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) examined how the expansion of solar and wind energy sites under different levels of...
Study maps aging and health research gaps across East and Southeast Asia

Study maps aging and health research gaps across East and Southeast Asia

As East and Southeast Asia ages rapidly, a new study involving researchers from Duke Kunshan University, Duke University and Duke-NUS Medical School maps the region’s long-term aging research...
Climate change worsens drug resistance research says in Lancet journal 4

Climate change worsens drug resistance, research says in Lancet journal

A faculty-student research team at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and Duke University has published a policy commentary in “The Lancet Planetary Health” examining the often-overlooked links between climate change and...
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