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Students explore the underwater environment in Belize. Photo courtesy of Nicholas School of the Environment.
Duke students pictured from left: Anna-Paden Carson, Jacqueline Wittich, Melissa Monge, Uriel Nascimento Santos Pinho, Gabriela Nagle Alverio, Lige Nie, Eilish Zembilci.
As temperatures keep creeping up, Duke researchers are investigating how heat affects health, ecosystems, economics and beyond.
Toddi Steelman, vice president and vice provost for climate and sustainability at Duke at the From Billions to Trillions Summit
Duke hosted a panel on “AI-Ready Grids: Integrating Hyperscale Loads Faster, Cleaner, Cheaper,” at The Nest main stage during Climate Week NYC.
September 9, 2025
How Data Centers Can Take the Lead on Sustainability
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North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Photo courtesy Creative Commons
The small indentations in one of the paver stones in a West Campus walkway may be prehistoric footprints made by one of the earliest organisms to walk on four legs.
One effort is a new master’s program that trains engineers to do the storytelling, speak in plain language — and think about the uncertainty that comes with natural disasters.
Aaron Siegle
