Duke University Initiative for Science & Society
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Embracing and encouraging responsible progress in science and tech for the benefit of humanity. With a distinctive Master's in Applied Ethics & Policy :: scienceandsociety.duke.edu/ma
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Read how Duke invests in the future of #DurhamNC and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to our community.
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Our Impact | Community Affairs
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Image Duke is fully invested in the future of Durham and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to
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November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Duke lives here, works here, cares here. Read how Duke invests in the future of #DurhamNC and everyone in it. We are proud to support the issues that matter most to our community.
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
Fact Sheet: community.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
Learn More: community.duke.edu/our-impact/
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An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. - via @wired.com www.wired.com/story/when-f...
When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. - via @wired.com www.wired.com/story/when-f...
🔊Every technology in music history leaves artists behind. What if one left them all behind? AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Listen to the latest with Tift Merritt and @hofftechpolicy.bsky.social - sanford.duke.edu/story/ai-mus... #TechPolicy
AI Music is Singing Like a Canary in a Coal Mine [Podcast] | Sanford School of Public Policy
AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Is it a canary in the coal mine for music and for how AI will affect the future of wo
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🔊Every technology in music history leaves artists behind. What if one left them all behind? AI-generated music is severely undermining artists’ ability to make a viable living. Listen to the latest with Tift Merritt and @hofftechpolicy.bsky.social - sanford.duke.edu/story/ai-mus... #TechPolicy
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural #organoids. www.the-scientist.com/as-neural-or... #neuroscience #neuroethics #bioethics
As Neural Organoid Research Accelerates, Scientists Discuss Ethics
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural #organoids. www.the-scientist.com/as-neural-or... #neuroscience #neuroethics #bioethics
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass #AI regulations. The proposal comes after Republicans failed to get a federal block on state AI legislation approved in Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIPolicy
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass #AI regulations. The proposal comes after Republicans failed to get a federal block on state AI legislation approved in Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #AIPolicy
Here is something on many people's minds: check out this new animated quick learner that explains how federal research grant funding works and how it drives innovation while training the next generation of researchers at universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3J... #researchsaveslives
Life Cycle of a Biomedical Research Grant | Quick Learner
Cancer-fighting drugs, medical devices like asthma inhalers, and new approaches to heart transplants – these are just some of the many lifesaving treatments that began as research in a university…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here is something on many people's minds: check out this new animated quick learner that explains how federal research grant funding works and how it drives innovation while training the next generation of researchers at universities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3J... #researchsaveslives
LISTEN: Data centers power the digital age, but could they also power a cleaner one? A new
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
Yes, the Data Center Next Door Can Be a Good Neighbor [Podcast] | Sanford School of Public Policy
Yes, the Data Center Next Door Can Be a Good Neighbor [Podcast] - Sanford School of Public Policy
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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
LISTEN: Data centers power the digital age, but could they also power a cleaner one? A new
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
@nichinstitute.bsky.social report says #hyperscalers like Google could help drive clean energy and modernize the grid. sanford.duke.edu/story/yes-da... #techpolicy
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“In the Age of Resilience"
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
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This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“In the Age of Resilience"
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
This year’s Cybersecurity at Duke Conference explored how industry leaders are building resilience and shaping the future of security across technology, policy and law.
@hofftechpolicy.bsky.social @dukelaw.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry? Ethicists say #AI powered advances will threaten the #privacy and autonomy of people who use #neurotechnology. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?
Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry? Ethicists say #AI powered advances will threaten the #privacy and autonomy of people who use #neurotechnology. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Check out our latest faculty spotlight feat. privacy and ethics professor Jolynn Dellinger. At Duke, she combines her legal experience with a passion for protecting our privacy, particularly in mental health and reproductive care. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/jolynn-delli... #DataPrivacy #TechEthics
Jolynn Dellinger Faculty Profile - Duke University Science & Society
Jolynn Dellinger, J.D. Senior Lecturing Fellow of Law Core faculty, Duke Science & Society Privacy & Ethics Lead Jolynn Dellinger is a Senior...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Check out our latest faculty spotlight feat. privacy and ethics professor Jolynn Dellinger. At Duke, she combines her legal experience with a passion for protecting our privacy, particularly in mental health and reproductive care. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/jolynn-delli... #DataPrivacy #TechEthics
“One journalist actually said to me, ‘Maple syrup urine disease? Well, that doesn't sound too serious,’” she told me. “And I thought, ‘Oh my God, we really need a name change.’” :: Read the latest from Prof. Misha Angrist. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/to-name-a-ra...
To Name a Rare Disease, by Misha Angrist - Duke University Science & Society
In 2022, a baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, owned by Abbott Laboratories, was closed down after the FDA cited it for unsanitary practices....
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“One journalist actually said to me, ‘Maple syrup urine disease? Well, that doesn't sound too serious,’” she told me. “And I thought, ‘Oh my God, we really need a name change.’” :: Read the latest from Prof. Misha Angrist. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/to-name-a-ra...
Congrats to the two successful candidates who presented their final presentations in our Applied Ethics & Policy Master's program this morning! Clayton and Murphy are moving #bioethics policy forward in #endoflifecare and #reproductivetechnology.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Congrats to the two successful candidates who presented their final presentations in our Applied Ethics & Policy Master's program this morning! Clayton and Murphy are moving #bioethics policy forward in #endoflifecare and #reproductivetechnology.
Why are PFAS (forever chemicals) so risky to pregnancies and babies? Learn what research tells us and what steps you can take to mitigate those risks at our next science cafe!
🗓️: Friday, 11/21, 5:30pm, Night School Bar
🔗 RSVP: duke.is/9/dazn #bullcity #durhamevents #FREE
🗓️: Friday, 11/21, 5:30pm, Night School Bar
🔗 RSVP: duke.is/9/dazn #bullcity #durhamevents #FREE
Periodic Tables: Forever Chemicals, Forever Concerns: PFAS and Their Lasting Impact on Pregnancy and Fetal Development
Why are PFAS—aka “forever chemicals”—so risky to pregnancies and to babies? Come learn what the science is telling us about
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November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Why are PFAS (forever chemicals) so risky to pregnancies and babies? Learn what research tells us and what steps you can take to mitigate those risks at our next science cafe!
🗓️: Friday, 11/21, 5:30pm, Night School Bar
🔗 RSVP: duke.is/9/dazn #bullcity #durhamevents #FREE
🗓️: Friday, 11/21, 5:30pm, Night School Bar
🔗 RSVP: duke.is/9/dazn #bullcity #durhamevents #FREE
Toward global reproductive justice: a universal framework for evaluating equity and autonomy in #IVF policies - NEW RESEARCH by two of our grad students analyzes IVF policies around the world and presents a framework to empower policymakers. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/toward-globa... #bioethics
Toward Global Reproductive Justice: A Universal Framework for Evaluating Equity and Autonomy in In-Vitro Fertilization Policies - Duke University Science & Society
Ruoran Murphy Qiu and Renee Muthakana, graduate students at Duke University, co-authored a new study with Dr. Wenhui Mao of the Duke Global...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Toward global reproductive justice: a universal framework for evaluating equity and autonomy in #IVF policies - NEW RESEARCH by two of our grad students analyzes IVF policies around the world and presents a framework to empower policymakers. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/toward-globa... #bioethics
Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy - While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
#TechEthics #AIAlignment
#TechEthics #AIAlignment
Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy
While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy - While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
#TechEthics #AIAlignment
#TechEthics #AIAlignment
TONIGHT at our Periodic Tables Science cafe in #DurhamNC: "Less Radical: The Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment, from Brutal Surgeries to Personalized Care, w/ award-winning physician, author, and cancer survivor, Stacy Wentworth.
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#SciComm #Bioethics
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#SciComm #Bioethics
Periodic Tables - Less Radical: The Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment from Brutal Surgeries to Personalized Care
As told by our speaker, Duke radiation oncologist Stacy Wentworth, Less Radical is the story of Dr. Bernie Fisher, the
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October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
TONIGHT at our Periodic Tables Science cafe in #DurhamNC: "Less Radical: The Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment, from Brutal Surgeries to Personalized Care, w/ award-winning physician, author, and cancer survivor, Stacy Wentworth.
scienceandsociety.duke.edu/events/perio...
#SciComm #Bioethics
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#SciComm #Bioethics
Take a free (virtual) seat in @nitafarahany.bsky.social's Duke Law class. This week, "When Anyone Can Fake Anything" the state of #deepfakes, their harms, and the difficulty detecting them. nitafarahany.substack.com/p/when-anyon...
#AI #DukeLaw #PostTruth #TechEthics #TechPolicy
#AI #DukeLaw #PostTruth #TechEthics #TechPolicy
When Anyone Can Fake Anything (Inside My AI Law & Policy Class #14)
Deepfake Technology and the Post-Truth World
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October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Take a free (virtual) seat in @nitafarahany.bsky.social's Duke Law class. This week, "When Anyone Can Fake Anything" the state of #deepfakes, their harms, and the difficulty detecting them. nitafarahany.substack.com/p/when-anyon...
#AI #DukeLaw #PostTruth #TechEthics #TechPolicy
#AI #DukeLaw #PostTruth #TechEthics #TechPolicy
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of #AI Mental Health Support trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero... #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of AI Mental Health Support
Pardis Emami-Naeini is concerned about AI users’ privacy — and with good reason.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of #AI Mental Health Support trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero... #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
Duke Team Expands #AI Tool to Predict Teen Mental Illness.
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#ResearchSavesLives #MentalHealth #TechEthics #MentalHealth
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#ResearchSavesLives #MentalHealth #TechEthics #MentalHealth
With $15 Million Grant, Duke Team Expands AI Tool to Predict Teen Mental Illness
A team at Duke University School of Medicine has received a $15 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to improve and expand an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps catch…
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October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Duke Team Expands #AI Tool to Predict Teen Mental Illness.
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#ResearchSavesLives #MentalHealth #TechEthics #MentalHealth
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#ResearchSavesLives #MentalHealth #TechEthics #MentalHealth
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of #AI Mental Health Support
trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero...
#TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero...
#TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of AI Mental Health Support
Pardis Emami-Naeini is concerned about AI users’ privacy — and with good reason.
trinity.duke.edu
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dangerous Helpers: Understanding the Privacy Trade-Offs of #AI Mental Health Support
trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero...
#TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
trinity.duke.edu/news/dangero...
#TechEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIHealth #MentalHealth
As Neurotechnology Outpaces Existing Protections, Leader Schumer And Senators Cantwell And Markey Introduce Legislation To Shield Americans’ Brain Data From Exploitation www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
#dataprivacy #neuroprivacy #futurelaw
#dataprivacy #neuroprivacy #futurelaw
As Neurotechnology Outpaces Existing Protections, Leader Schumer And Senators Cantwell And Markey Introduce Legislation To Shield Americans’ Brain Data From Exploitation | Senate Democratic Leadership
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As Neurotechnology Outpaces Existing Protections, Leader Schumer And Senators Cantwell And Markey Introduce Legislation To Shield Americans’ Brain Data From Exploitation www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
#dataprivacy #neuroprivacy #futurelaw
#dataprivacy #neuroprivacy #futurelaw
How States are Tackling Algorithmic Pricing: 2025 Bill Tracker and Analysis - a new report from DukeEngage student Cheyenne Tan highlights how new legislative efforts are focusing on algorithmic price fixing, surveillance pricing, and dynamic pricing. innovation.consumerreports.org/How-U.S.-Sta...
How U.S. States are Tackling Algorithmic Pricing:2025 Bill Tracker and Analysis
Pricing algorithms have ushered in a troubling shift toward fluid, individualized, and opaque
pricing for consumers. Now, states are taking action.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How States are Tackling Algorithmic Pricing: 2025 Bill Tracker and Analysis - a new report from DukeEngage student Cheyenne Tan highlights how new legislative efforts are focusing on algorithmic price fixing, surveillance pricing, and dynamic pricing. innovation.consumerreports.org/How-U.S.-Sta...
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Will AI prompt a new golden era? On Policy 360 Podcast, @robyncaplan.bsky.social explores deepfakes to the growing importance of social media verification w/ @agpines.bsky.social.
@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI
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@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI
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September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Will AI prompt a new golden era? On Policy 360 Podcast, @robyncaplan.bsky.social explores deepfakes to the growing importance of social media verification w/ @agpines.bsky.social.
@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI
sanford.duke.edu/story/will-a...
@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI
sanford.duke.edu/story/will-a...
The deadline for spring admission in our Applied Ethics & Policy MA program is 10/1. Lead through #Bioethics, #Techethics, and #PublicPolicy. Address complex ethical and regulatory challenges in tech, science, or health policy. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/learn/ma/
#gradschool #gapyear
#gradschool #gapyear
Applied Ethics & Policy Master's Program - Duke University Science & Society
Preparing leaders to navigate the complex ethical and policy landscape of cutting-edge science and emerging technologies.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The deadline for spring admission in our Applied Ethics & Policy MA program is 10/1. Lead through #Bioethics, #Techethics, and #PublicPolicy. Address complex ethical and regulatory challenges in tech, science, or health policy. scienceandsociety.duke.edu/learn/ma/
#gradschool #gapyear
#gradschool #gapyear