The Duke University Magazine of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Winter 1994 Issue - Volume X, Number 1
Tenth Anniversary Issue

Editor: Marc Borkan

• From the Editor
  
  
• To Swim Like a Fish
  Steven Wainwright, Ph.D., James B. Duke Professor of Zoology, works with artist Chuck Pell in studying animal pysiology. A study of how this unlikely team's iconoclastic methodologies have led to some important discoveries.
  
  
• A Touch of Gray
  Fuzzy logic has certain major advantages over traditional Boolean logic when it comes to microchip and applications design, yet its power is only just being harnessed by U.S. engineers and manufacturers. A talk with Paul Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, about this fascinating field.
  
  
• Science Research Center
  The construction of the Leon Levine Science Research Center is one of the greatest undertakings in recent University history. This impressive project promises to secure Duke's place among the nation's elite research universities.
  
  
• Of Trees, Fish, and Public Policy
  There's a lot more to the School of the Environment than what you might expect.
  
  
• An Unexpected Twist in Alzheimer's Research
  The groundbreaking work of Dr. Allen Roses and Dr. Warren Strittmatter has received national attention. An overview of their research and a profile of the men behind it.
  
  
• Duke University Medical Center: Preparing for Changes in Health Care
  A talk with Ralph Snyderman, M.D., Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, about where the DUMC has been and where it's going; and, an investigation of the role of holistic medicine in the future of American health care.
  
  

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