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NewsAn experiential learning program exposes students to science through an artistic lens.
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NewsThe Plastic Pollution Working Group is Duke’s central hub for sharing work by faculty, staff and students related to plastic debris.
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NewsA Nicholas School startup focused on improving energy system management through smarter forecasting and robust risk analysis has been selected for the 15th cohort of the Joules Accelerator, a nationally recognized program for high-potential energy ventures.
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NewsDuke and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have signed an agreement to establish a five-year initiative to support small-scale fisheries worldwide through research, knowledge sharing and capacity building. John Virdin will lead Duke’s efforts.
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NewsOcean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to a new study. The change reflects shifting concentrations of a green pigment called chlorophyll made by photosynthetic algae at the base of the ocean food chain.
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NewsThe Duke Critical Minerals Hub was one of three faculty collaborations selected for support through a new internal funding opportunity. The project brings together experts from engineering and the natural and social sciences to establish an interdisciplinary platform for research and education on lithium and other critical minerals.
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NewsA Marine Lab doctoral student’s Antarctic drone surveys grew into a Bass Connections project investigating seals and penguins, retreating glaciers and blooming vegetation.
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NewsMuch of the world’s lithium occurs in salty waters with fundamentally different chemistry than other naturally saline waters like the ocean, according to a new study published in Science Advances. The finding has implications for lithium mining technologies and wastewater assessment and management.
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NewsA team of Nicholas School graduate students conducted field research in Barbados to advance a project aimed at improving climate resilience and energy access for Small Island Developing States.
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NewsAt the Nicholas School of the Environment, researchers and entrepreneurs are joining forces to solve environmental problems.
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NewsMeet the Read Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.
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NewsCrab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves.
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NewsA trove of lithium-rich brine exists underground in Bolivia. Researchers conducted the first comprehensive chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the resource.
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NewsModeling experiments show Pacific warm and cold patches persisted even when continents were in different places
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NewsAnimals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids