/ en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:21:11 -0400 Tue, 22 Apr 25 16:21:08 -0400 /2025/04/ten-faculty-named-2025-bass-chairs Award honors exceptional undergraduate teaching Duke Today /2025/04/ten-faculty-named-2025-bass-chairs Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:21:08 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Awards and Honors|Faculty|Nicholas School of the Environment|Pratt School of Engineering|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/energy-and-business-scholars-join-forces-solve-environmental-problems <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Nicholas School of the Environment /2025/04/energy-and-business-scholars-join-forces-solve-environmental-problems Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:09:52 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Nicholas School of the Environment /2025/04/duke-athletics-climate-team-leaders-and-field <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Duke Athletics is stepping up to support the Duke Climate Commitment with a new initiative aimed at advancing sustainability and climate action across campus and beyond.</p><p>A new Athletics Climate Team (ACT) is a joint effort led Nina King, vice president and King-Compton Families Athletic Director, and by Toddi Steelman, vice president and vice provost for climate and sustainability. The team consists of more than 40 members, including student-athletes,</p></div> Duke Today /2025/04/duke-athletics-climate-team-leaders-and-field Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:10:58 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Athletics|Climate /2025/04/climate-pathfinder-leading-green-devil-way Brandon Hersh fused his love of sports with his passion for sustainability Duke Today /2025/04/climate-pathfinder-leading-green-devil-way Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:36:36 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Athletics|Climate /2025/04/billions-trillions-summit-forges-path-climate-investment <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Nicholas Institute for Energy /2025/04/billions-trillions-summit-forges-path-climate-investment Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:18:44 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Climate|Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability /research <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"></div></div></div> Duke Today /research Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:06:27 -0400 Environment & Sustainability /2025/04/spotlight-climate-related-health-challenges <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>During a presentation Elizabeth Rojo stopped at a slide listing two names and photos. <a href="https://www.wfae.org/2024-07-29/migrant-mexican-farmworker-death-north-carolina-department-labor">The two people had recently died</a> working on North Carolina farms in high heat conditions.</p><p>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.</p></div> Duke Today /2025/04/spotlight-climate-related-health-challenges Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:46:01 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Climate|Faculty|Population Health|School of Medicine|students, graduate and professional|Sustainability /2025/04/forever-chemicals-are-everywhere-most-their-health-effects-are-unknown Duke researchers hope to learn which ones are more toxic, and for whom – using tiny worms. Duke Today /2025/04/forever-chemicals-are-everywhere-most-their-health-effects-are-unknown Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:23:14 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Nicholas School of the Environment|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences /2025/04/photo-essay-sustainability-conference-held-duke-brings-together-23-universities <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>The <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6415c67d3e714181bf354a1c72ba7669">Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference</a> 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.</p><p>Hosted by Duke’s <a href="https://sustainability.duke.edu/">Office of Climate and Sustainability</a>, the conference facilitated knowledge sharing, connection and</p></div> Duke Today /2025/04/photo-essay-sustainability-conference-held-duke-brings-together-23-universities Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:45:42 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Climate|Students|Sustainability /2025/04/duke-researcher-strives-keep-forever-chemicals-out-north-carolina-water-supply Lee Ferguson serves as a ‘watchdog’ for industrial pollutants Duke Today /2025/04/duke-researcher-strives-keep-forever-chemicals-out-north-carolina-water-supply Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:12:24 -0400 Environment & Sustainability Pratt School of Engineering