Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Local & Global Challenges”
DukeEngage is an extension of your generosity Ashley Brigham ’14 and Chanell Crawford ’13 made a surprising discovery the summer they participated in a DukeEngage project in Bennettsville, South Carolina: Students didn’t know enough about the food they were eating to make good decisions about their health. “We wanted to teach an afternoon activity that would give them this information,” …
Endowment funding that moves the world forward One of Duke’s differentiators is its ability to tackle challenges, big and small, local and worldwide. Donors like you have supported funding for projects such as DukeEngage, which allows students at Duke to provide meaningful assistance to communities in the U.S. and abroad. For many participants of DukeEngage, addressing critical human needs through …
Summer research project visualizes changing neighborhoods It’s no secret that Durham is changing—but how is it changing and at what rate of change? More importantly, what does this mean in human terms to the people who have lived there for generations? These are some of the questions undergraduates Anna Vivian and Vinai Oddiraju set out to answer when they signed …
Gerrymandering Research from Two Nonpartisan Angles To educate the public on how an independent, impartial redistricting process would work, the Sanford School of Public Policy created a bipartisan group of 10 retired judges. Thanks to commitment to Duke from donors like you, this exceptional, hands-on learning opportunity was made possible for students at Duke. The group used strong, clear criteria …
Giving that keeps on giving When you give to Duke, you give to a community that gives to other communities. Duke alumni and now adjunct professors Vamsee Pamula Ph.D.’01 and Richard West B.S.E.’79 learned this firsthand as they launched their company Baebies. Baebies was one of the first to receive funding from the Duke Angel Network, which brings Duke’s entrepreneurial …