The Cardiac Stimulation and Simulation Laboratory, part of the Engineering Research Center, includes animal and electronics laboratories and a computer room. The Experimental Electrophysiology Laboratory is well equipped with the various manipulators, electrode systems, and stimulators used in electrophysiological studies and is particularly well equipped for extracellular, as well as intracellular, waveform measurements. There is unrestricted access to the Duke University Library System, which includes the William R. Perkins Library and its seven branches on campus and the independently administered libraries of Law, Medicine, and Business. The Engineering Library is adjacent to the School of Engineering. The Graduate School and School of Engineering offer fellowships to outstanding students.
Support is sometimes available from research grants made to the faculty.
After six semesters, only the registration fee is charged. All full-time students are required to register for 12 units per semester until their unit requirement is met. Tuition and fees are subject to change for the 2000-01 academic year. Many countries were represented. Women made up about 29 percent of the group.