High-Altitude Blue Devil; Smart Lawn Technology: The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}

Welcome to the Week at Duke in 60 Seconds.

The Duke University Archives recently received a time capsule from 1924 that was originally laid in the cornerstone of the old Washington Duke Hotel. The well-preserved contents included cigarettes, socks, and photos.

A new study from Duke, Princeton, and Notre Dame shows that baboons with traumatic childhoods grow up to live much shorter lives than their adult peers. Baboons and humans share 94 percent of our DNA, which implies these patterns could be found in all primates.

A new “Smart Lawn” on campus uses sensors in the ground and a tower that takes atmospheric measurements to save water and nutrients in the soil. Check out the real-time levels of soil moisture, rain, and humidity online.

Finally, how high can the Blue Devil go? With a grant from the Duke Innovation Co-Lab, a group of MBA students sent a Blue Devil bobblehead to a peak altitude over 75 thousand feet and captured some amazing footage along the way. 

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