In 2020-2021, the Duke University Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund will support projects addressing renewable energy’s integration into the grid, battery performance, electrochemical catalysts, utilities’ decision-making, the energy-water nexus, and energy’s connections with war and health. The program will award six grants to projects involving thirteen faculty members from five Duke schools, investing a total of […]
Duke Ph.D. Students Receive Grants to Enhance Their Training through Remote Internships
Nine Duke University doctoral students have received Graduate Student Training Enhancement Grants (GSTEG) for Summer 2020 from the Office of the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies. The goal of this grant competition is to expand the opportunities for graduate students to augment their core research and training by acquiring skills, knowledge, or experiences that are […]
Bass Connections Invites Proposals for Projects Related to COVID-19
Deadline: June 15, 2020 (priority), June 30, 2020 (final) Bass Connections, in partnership with the Margolis Center for Health Policy, is now accepting proposals for new projects addressing research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty interested in proposing such a project should read the full submission guidelines and submit a proposal by June 15, 2020 for priority consideration. […]
Duke Seniors Share Their Journeys through the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate
In a graduation year that will go down in history, the class of 2020 is celebrating virtually, postponing its in-person commencement until the threat of COVID-19 has subsided. This past weekend, Duke’s Marking the Moment digital celebration shared messages from hundreds of members of the Duke community, including a message from the I&E Undergraduate Certificate […]
Summer Opportunity: Graduate Assistant
Sponsoring unit/organization Math and Rhodes iiD Title of opportunity Graduate Assistant Scope of work Duke Math and the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke (Rhodes iiD) are sponsor to a number of visualization and simulation projects to be used in a course setting to supplement instruction. There are a number of different projects requiring different mathematical […]
MIDS Program Invites Proposals for Doctoral Fellowships in 2020-21
Deadline: June 1, 2020 (priority), June 15, 2020 (final) The Duke Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) program is excited to invite proposals from Duke doctoral students interested in deepening their data-related skills, gaining experience working on applied data science teams, and learning to manage projects. Through an NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) grant, […]
Interested in Health Policy and Management? Apply to the Margolis Scholars Program
Deadline: June 5, 2020 Updated 5/12/20 About the Margolis Scholars Program The Margolis Scholars program is a prestigious program for Duke University students that demonstrate strong interest in and commitment to a career in health policy and management, as well as leadership potential to improve health policy. Named in honor of Robert Margolis, M.D., the […]
Summer Opportunity: Research Assistant, Digital Publics
Sponsoring unit/organization John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Title of opportunity Research Assistant: Digital Publics Scope of work The FHI invites applications for 1 or 2 Summer Research Assistants to launch a new project in Digital Publics. This project seeks to engage growing audiences of longer-form digital writing, e.g. on Medium and similar platforms. Research Assistants […]