Author: Lam Phuong Mai

Muddy Waters, Cleaner Harvests: the Café Initiative Brewing Interdisciplinary Sustainability at DKU 

edited by Mary Mulualem Kunshan, China – At Duke Kunshan University (DKU), the ArtsDock Living Learning Community has launched an inspiring series of events titled “Muddy Waters Café”. Through these gatherings, the ArtsDock community invites students, faculty, and visitors to rethink a daily habit most take for granted: drinking coffee.

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3D Drone Mapping at DKU

By Mai Lam “Mapping tells a story of how humans adapt to and coexist with the environment,” said Leo Baldiga, a PhD student at Michigan State University, as he reflected on his research in Northern Thailand. This insight set the tone for the Drone Mapping Workshop held at Duke Kunshan

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Fish Do Not Fly! And They Can’t Swim Through Dams! – Industrialization and Its Toll on the Heart of Local Life Along the Mekong

DKU students visited the confluence of the Pak Ing River and the Mekong River, a site emblematic of the pressures facing local fishing practices due to up and downstream dam constructions. The construction has affected fish populations and reduced the amount of sediment reaching downstream regions. Sediments are crucial for maintaining fertile agricultural land and healthy river ecosystems.

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