/ en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:07:51 -0400 Fri, 11 Apr 25 14:46:01 -0400 /2025/04/spotlight-climate-related-health-challenges During a presentation Elizabeth Rojo stopped at a slide listing two names and photos. The two people had recently died working on North Carolina farms in high heat conditions. With 2.3 million farm workers in the U.S., the state of North Carolina has the sixth largest farmworker community nationwide, said Rojo, a Ph.D. candidate at Duke. Climate change is putting many of these lives at greater risk. “Heat protection needs to happen now. What are we going to do?” Rojo asked the audience at the Innovative Strategies for Addressing Climate-Related Health Challenges Symposium at Duke on… Duke Today /2025/04/spotlight-climate-related-health-challenges Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:46:01 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate|Faculty|Population Health|School of Medicine|students, graduate and professional|Sustainability /2025/04/photo-essay-sustainability-conference-held-duke-brings-together-23-universities The Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference brought more than 200 students and staff from 23 universities to Duke April 4-6 to share ideas on campus-based climate and sustainability initiatives. Hosted by Duke’s Office of Climate and Sustainability, the conference facilitated knowledge sharing, connection and community building among participants across a dozen states. The convening highlighted key pillars of Duke’s Climate Commitment, including education and external engagement. Keynote speaker Cameron Oglesby: ”If the problem is inherently a human one, then the solutions… Duke Today /2025/04/photo-essay-sustainability-conference-held-duke-brings-together-23-universities Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:45:42 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate|Students|Sustainability /2025/04/oceans-week-highlights-duke-scholarship-local-sustainable-seafood Nicholas Institute for Energy /2025/04/oceans-week-highlights-duke-scholarship-local-sustainable-seafood Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:47:32 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate|Faculty|Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability|students, undergraduate|Sustainability /2025/03/sustainable-conversations-language-classes-incorporate-climate-study-learning Trinity College of Arts and Sciences /2025/03/sustainable-conversations-language-classes-incorporate-climate-study-learning Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:29:03 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Asian and Middle Eastern Studies|Romance Studies|students, undergraduate|Sustainability|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/02/climate-pathfinders-tyler-ratcliffe-brings-energy Junior Tyler Ratcliffe is powering up for the energy transition through student leadership Duke Today /2025/02/climate-pathfinders-tyler-ratcliffe-brings-energy Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:21:24 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate|Energy|students, undergraduate|Sustainability|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/01/telling-story-duke-climate-commitment Kirsten Khire on what does the Duke Climate Commitment mean and who is telling the story? Duke Today /2025/01/telling-story-duke-climate-commitment Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:01:11 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate Change|Sustainability /2024/12/climate-commitment-annual-report-highlights-duke-progress-climate-research-and ��ţӰ�� is making strides toward each of the pillars of the Duke Climate Commitment launched in 2022. This effort seeks to address the climate challenge by integrating education, research, external engagement, community partnerships and campus operations into actions and commitments that promote resilience, sustainability and equity. The 2024 State of the Duke Climate Commitment annual report highlights almost 70 climate and sustainability initiatives during the past fiscal year, showcasing the university’s resolve to be a global leader in climate action and sustainability. Among… Duke Today /2024/12/climate-commitment-annual-report-highlights-duke-progress-climate-research-and Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:34:09 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Climate Change|Sustainability /2024/11/dukes-energy-week-drives-dialogue-clean-energy Nicholas Institute for Energy /2024/11/dukes-energy-week-drives-dialogue-clean-energy Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:08:30 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability|Students|Sustainability /2024/11/what-are-effects-lithium-mining-water-quality Nicholas School of the Environment /2024/11/what-are-effects-lithium-mining-water-quality Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:40:47 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Nicholas School of the Environment|Politics & Public Policy|Sustainability /2024/11/duke-forest-holds-centennial-celebration-annual-gathering On Nov. 14, more than 200 new and longstanding community members came together to celebrate and explore the Forest’s deep-rooted connection with ��ţӰ��. This year, we excitedly brought the event to campus as a Duke Centennial celebration. Event Highlights: Welcome Remarks: ��ţӰ�� President Vincent Price opened the event by sharing his personal connections to the Forest and emphasized that it is one of the many assets that are distinctly Duke. Presentation: Duke Forest Executive Director Sara Childs shared a story of the Forest’s origins and its connections to… Duke Today /2024/11/duke-forest-holds-centennial-celebration-annual-gathering Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:18:16 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Centennial|Nicholas School of the Environment|Sustainability