Duke Today Schools Feed / en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:17:05 -0400 Mon, 09 Sep 24 13:17:58 -0400 Duke Marine Lab Origins: Science With a Community Connection /2024/09/duke-marine-lab-origins-science-community-connection Dive into the fascinating history of the ţӰ Marine Lab with Duke’s centennial year documentary, "Origins of the Duke Marine Lab.” Discover why Beaufort was chosen as the perfect home and explore how the lab has evolved since 1938. Get an inside look at DUML’s acclaimed research, impactful teaching and dedicated community service. The 19-minute film traces the lab's history, from the historic discovery of the USS Monitor to its contemporary studies of the effects of climate change on the coast and the ocean and its work with coastal communities to try to… Duke Today /2024/09/duke-marine-lab-origins-science-community-connection Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:17:58 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment On the Volleyball Court and in Marine Science, Paalman Wants to Play Her Part /2024/09/volleyball-court-and-marine-science-paalman-wants-play-her-part Number 20 on the Duke volleyball team, Tiffany Paalman is one of three graduate students who will be on the court this year. She’ll also be in the water studying marine biology. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Paalman earned her bachelor’s degree in animal biology with a minor in environmental science.  “I want to be a professor. I love to teach, and I want to continue in academia because I also love the research side of things,” she says. Paalman began settling in at Duke earlier than most. She moved to Durham in July and spent the month… Duke Today /2024/09/volleyball-court-and-marine-science-paalman-wants-play-her-part Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:36:16 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Athletics|Graduate School|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment|students, graduate and professional What Happens When We Fish Too Much /2024/07/what-happens-when-we-fish-too-much Overfishing and climate change are affecting marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Duke Today /2024/07/what-happens-when-we-fish-too-much Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:43:42 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate Change|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment|students, graduate and professional Marine Lab Connects with Coastal Neighbors /2024/07/marine-lab-connects-coastal-neighbors “We call this paradise ‘home,’ Nelson Johnson said as he gazed out over the water surrounding the ţӰ Marine Lab campus in Beaufort, North Carolina. Johnson lives in nearby Emerald Isle. Like nearly 600 others on a recent Saturday, he and three neighbors dropped by the lab’s June open house, paying a visit to the area’s most unusual next-door neighbor. The year-round marine lab campus, on Pivers Island, is part of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Emerald Isle resident Nelson Johnson (blue hat) explores the ţӰ Marine Lab Open House… Duke Today /2024/07/marine-lab-connects-coastal-neighbors Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:31:10 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment Duke 100 Then & Now: Classroom Learning at the Marine Lab /2024/02/duke-100-then-now-classroom-learning-marine-lab Students get hands-on experience working with faculty at the ţӰ Marine Lab. The photos of two classrooms using microscopes are from the late 1950s and from contemporary times. Duke Centennial /2024/02/duke-100-then-now-classroom-learning-marine-lab Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:46:23 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Centennial|Education & Classroom Learning|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment|North Carolina To Restore Ecosystems, Thwart Hungry Herbivores /2023/11/restore-ecosystems-thwart-hungry-herbivores Nicholas School of the Environment /2023/11/restore-ecosystems-thwart-hungry-herbivores Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:07:46 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment Drones on Boats Are Innovating Marine Conservation Research /2023/07/drones-boats-are-innovating-marine-conservation-research Pratt School of Engineering /2023/07/drones-boats-are-innovating-marine-conservation-research Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:18:38 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Electrical and Computer Engineering|Faculty|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment|Pratt School of Engineering Building Economic Growth and Climate Resilience in Coastal N.C. /2023/05/building-economic-growth-and-climate-resilience-coastal-nc Nicholas School of the Environment /2023/05/building-economic-growth-and-climate-resilience-coastal-nc Thu, 18 May 2023 09:50:53 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment Duke’s Impact in North Carolina Showcased in DC /2023/03/dukes-impact-north-carolina-showcased-dc Duke Government Relations /2023/03/dukes-impact-north-carolina-showcased-dc Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:06:35 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Divinity School|Faculty|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment|Politics & Public Policy|Pratt School of Engineering|School of Nursing $1.2 Million Grant to Boost Coastal Restoration in North Carolina /2023/03/12-million-grant-boost-coastal-restoration-north-carolina Nicholas School of the Environment /2023/03/12-million-grant-boost-coastal-restoration-north-carolina Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:43:38 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate Change|Faculty|Marine Science and Conservation|Nicholas School of the Environment