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Taking on the Big Questions

Giving to –

address the world’s most significant challenges.

We’re ever closer to a cure for HIV, Alzheimer’s and the most incurable diseases of our day. At Duke, our research drives our passions for healthier, more equitable communities. And our team-based approach encourages faculty to work across disciplines to open up more rapid and innovative solutions the world needs now.

Powerful teams at work

Part of what makes Duke so special are the opportunities faculty give students to grow. Studying with a Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist. Working on a NASA-funded project to bring the next generation Hubble telescope to the world. Helping to develop life-saving treatments for the diseases of our time. The Duke difference our faculty make every day is in their commitment to mentoring the changemakers of tomorrow.

Schoolchildren play "prune the neuron," an activity at Duke University's Brain Week.

Duke Receives Grant Aimed at Improving Health of Durham Residents

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Wrongful Convictions Clinic Secures 11th Exoneration: Quincy Amerson is Free After 23 Years

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Community-Engaged Research Projects Take on Environmental and Climate Justice Issues Close to Home

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Birds of a Feather

Laurie and Randy May in front of the White House.

The road to recovery

Henry Friedman with mentee Jaden Sacks '26

Fighting the Good Fight at Duke

Sandra Valnes Quammen and Liliana Paredes teaching on "Translanguaging Fridays"

(Not) Lost in Translation

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Today’s Faculty Reflect on a Century of Duke Scholars

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New Gift to Support Heart Transplant Patients and Their Families

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Antarctic researchers Chuck and Maggie Amsler give back to place that drew them to the water

Jam Sessions Hack Women's Healthcare

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Engineering an Engaging Curriculum in Robotics

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Gratitude in Mind

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Research Enables Undergraduate Students to Move From Absorbing Knowledge to Creating It

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Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious DOE SCGSR Award

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New Project Aims to Boost Economic Growth and Climate Resilience in Coastal N.C.

Engineering the End of Forever

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Ministering to Ministers

A portrait of Bruce Donald in his Duke lab.

Outsmarting Superbugs, One Germ at a Time

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Duke University Announces the Duke Climate Commitment with Inaugural Gifts

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Bolch Prize Awarded to International Association of Women Judges

Close shot of a woman holding a vaccine in left hand and a smartphone in the other.

Margolis Family Foundation Gives $10 Million to Duke University to Advance Health Policy

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How Did Political Polarization Begin, and Where Does it End?

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Better Preclinical Drug Testing and More with Organs-on-Chips

Dean's Research Awards for Master's Students 2021-22

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A Computer that Could Change Everything

Vahid Tarokh teaching with large screen displayed behind him

One Step Ahead

Making science and technology an "evergreen philanthropic priority" at Duke

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An Algorithm for a Better World

Duke scientists receive $1 million from Keck Foundation to develop nature-inspired, super-efficient catalysts

Members of the Games & Culture Lab meet at their inaugural dinner and game night at Bostock Library in 2018.

Innovative, Interdisciplinary Labs Reshape Humanities Research and Teaching

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Grodensky Seeks to Shed Light on Plea Bargains

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Working With Communities to Save Lives and the Environment

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The Climate Crisis is Imminent. These Experts Offer Solutions.

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How an Undergraduate Project from the Early 1980s Is Helping Revolutionize Lasers Today

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A Fountain of Youth for the Brain

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$3 Million Gift to Power Duke Efforts to Expand Energy Access

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A Civil Rights Journey

Duke Science and Technology initiative leaps forward with $23.75 million gift

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Food Sustainability in Focus

Faculty mentors in the sciences, social sciences and humanities provide guidance to students participating in research projects, no matter the size or scope.

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