What does it mean to live an ethical life? Kenan Summer Fellows spend a summer exploring—in a variety of ways—the answers to the question: What does it mean to live an ethical life? A Summer Fellow might design a project at home or abroad, implement a community-based intervention, compose a musical, volunteer with an NGO, […]
Energy Research Seed Fund Awards Six Grants for 2019-2020
Research projects that will explore connections between energy and health, improve the performance of renewable energy sources such as solar and thermoelectricity, and expand energy access through innovative and clean methods will receive funding in 2019 from the Duke University Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund. The program will award six grants to projects involving […]
Four Faculty Receive FHI Book Manuscript Workshop Awards
The Franklin Humanities Institute is pleased to grant Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops to the following recipients for the 2019-2020 Academic Year. Additional awards may be announced during the Fall 2019 semester. Sarah Beckwith Katherine Everett Gilbert Professor of English, English Department Shakespeare, Ethics, Tragedy William Johnson Professor, Department of Classical Studies The Cultures of Reading […]
Duke I&E Offers Graduate Research Assistantship for 2019-2020
Deadline: April 15, 2019 This graduate research assistantship (GA) is offered by the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (Duke I&E) as a one-year appointment for the 2019-20 term. The Duke I&E GA will support and contribute to scholarship and research programming at Duke I&E throughout their appointment as follows: Collaborate on the design and management […]
Bass Connections Showcase Will Highlight Collaborative Research from Durham to Uganda
Come learn more about Duke’s Bass Connections program at the third annual Bass Connections Showcase on April 17. Find out what these research teams of faculty, postdocs, graduate and professional students, undergraduates and external partners have accomplished this year. Posters Starting at 3:30, check out posters and talk with team members from the 2018-2019 Bass […]
Eleven Doctoral Students Named 2019 VH@Duke Interns
Eleven Ph.D. students have been named Versatile Humanists at Duke (VH@Duke) Interns for 2019, the most in the program’s history. The internships provide Duke doctoral students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences exposure to work experiences, organizations, and professions relevant to their scholarly interests. Students can apply for internships at pre-identified partner organizations or propose opportunities of their […]
Can a Small Green Idea Provide Energy Access in Rural Nepal?
As Subhrendu Pattanayak and a group of researchers from Duke University navigate narrow catwalks high into the Annapurna mountain range in the Himalayas, they begin to understand first-hand the difficulties of establishing any set infrastructure in such difficult terrain. Gone are the paved roads of Pokhara, the Nepali city where they had begun their day, […]
Duke Partners with UNICEF to Accelerate Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
At UNICEF’s recent annual summit, Duke alumna Selwyn Rayzor represented the University on a panel about UNICEF’s partnerships, speaking about the Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator. The Accelerator—a partnership between Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) and UNICEF USA—will support social impact entrepreneurs in finding and implementing solutions to the most pressing challenges facing children and youth worldwide. […]