Series: Duke Student Summer Diaries

Scenes from student summer projects around the world

Every summer, Duke students do interesting things in interesting places. This summer, you get to read about some of it.

We have recruited a group of Duke students to write for us, and all summer they’ll be telling us about their experiences. You’ll meet Brooks, who will tell you about his Hollywood internship and how he hopes it’ll help him in his path to becoming a filmmaker; You’ll hear from Caitlin, a master’s student in digital art history, and she’ll tell you about the high-tech tools she’s using at an archaeological site near Rome. And then there’s Khilan, who’s spending the summer in New York City as a legal intern with an organization that works on gender violence issues.

And you’ll hear from Alex, who’s doing interesting activity this summer right here in the Bull City.

Our first wave of diary entries are now available below. Have a look!

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Anna Rogacki

Brooks Finby

Alex Pieroni 

Khilan Walker

Montana Lee

Stephany Perez-Sanchez

Isabella Helton

Nhu Bui

A dock on the water in Panama.
Nhu Bui and her fellow researchers leave each day from this dock to explore the waters around Bocas del Toro, Panama.

June 27, 2023

Duke Diary Dispatch: Bugs and Buffoonery in Bocas

Nhu Bui is navigating high heat and lots of bugs while doing research in Panama

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Caitlin Childers

A crowd in a piazza in Montalto di Castro, Italy
Caitlin Childers and her colleagues presented their work on an archaeological dog site in Vulci to residents of nearby Montalto di Castro.

July 13, 2023

Duke Diary Dispatch: Presenting in Montalto di Castro

Duke graduate student Caitlin Childers and her colleagues presented their work to local experts in Vulci, Italy

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