Research
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Research
TAKING ON THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES
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Giving to –

address the world’s most significant issues.

At Duke, research is not only a way to create knowledge and keep the university competitive, it is a primary way our faculty trains and mentors undergraduates, graduate students and professional students. Gifts to Duke research empower faculty and students to team up to solve today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.

Micro and macro views

Whether the challenges are intellectual or cultural, student-faculty teams examine subjects up close and also consider the big picture. Learn how Duke research teaches students proper inquiry techniques for their careers or further education.

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Ensuring diverse faculty are hired at Duke is at heart of new $2 million gift
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Ensuring diverse faculty are hired at Duke is at heart of new $2 million gift
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Better stats. Better science. Better outcomes.
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Better stats. Better science. Better outcomes.
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Innovative, Interdisciplinary Labs Reshape Humanities Research and Teaching
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Innovative, Interdisciplinary Labs Reshape Humanities Research and Teaching
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Working With Communities to Save Lives and the Environment
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Working With Communities to Save Lives and the Environment
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A Gel That Regrows the Brain? Ingenious.
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A Gel That Regrows the Brain? Ingenious.

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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