Drone footage from the new bridge in Duke Forest over New Hope Creek, which recently celebrated its opening.
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Climate Pathfinder: Finding Solutions Within the Grid
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Duke postdoctoral fellow Dimitris Floros bridges network science and climate solutions by tackling one of the energy system’s hardest problems: uncertainty. Trained in Greece as a network scientist, Floros is working at Duke to develop tools for running a “smarter” electric grid using existing infrastructure. His research looks beyond average outcomes to prepare for extreme events driven by weather and human behavior.
Related news: Learn more about Duke University's support of $10.45 million to launch a one-of-a-kind, climate-focused program for postdoctoral fellows: Scholars for Climate and Advanced Leadership in Environment and Sustainability (also called SCALES).
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Get inspired by Amelia Shull, multidisciplinary artist and educator, in the new Art of Renewal series. This new series spotlights how Duke Arts Create instructors incorporate sustainability into their creative practice and offers ideas for incorporating sustainable approaches into art. The series is produced for Duke Arts by Green Devil interns Jenna Arafeh and Yuchen Chen. (Video from Duke Arts)
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Climate and Health Big Idea Symposium |
Duke University School of Medicine hosted its first Climate and Health “Big Idea” Symposium on Jan. 22, bringing together Duke community members to share ideas aimed at addressing the health impacts of climate change. Hosted by the Climate and Health Research Initiative (CHeRI), the event highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the need to address climate‑related risks facing vulnerable populations. (Photo by Eamon Queeney/Duke School of Medicine)
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Community-centered Marine Research |
Dana Grieco recently earned her Ph.D. in marine science and conservation after completing a summer doctoral fellowship supported by the Duke Center for Community-Engaged Scholarship. Working alongside fishing communities, she studied climate change impacts on marine ecosystems, emphasizing collaboration, local knowledge, and community-centered approaches to conservation. (Photo of Dana Grieco, right, with NC Catch board chair Barbara Garrity-Blake)
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Climate Scholars Announced |
Duke's Climate Scholars Program has selected nine Duke undergraduate students for its new cohort. Established in 2023, the cross-disciplinary program enables students to conduct faculty-mentored climate research. Learn more about the newest scholars. (Graphic from Nicholas School of the Environment)
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Research: Pores of Tree Leaves Clues to Growth |
In a recent research paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers led by Duke University and Wuhan University provide a new view of tree growth, using an engineer’s view of water movement in a tree. By looking at the tradeoffs between taking in more carbon dioxide to grow and losing water to evaporation, the researchers show how the pores of a tree’s leaves can explain and predict its growth over time.
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Free Community Learning - Gardening School |
Duke Gardens is a partner with the Stanford L. Warren Library, Durham County Cooperative Extension and Durham County Library Foundation to present the Hattie Meadows Gardening School, a free community learning project to spread knowledge and love of gardening. Learn more about this free community resource.
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Research to Use: Climate-Ready Local Food Systems |
An interdisciplinary research team engaged farmers across Orange and Durham Counties to understand the policy, environmental and social factors that make it possible to farm sustainably and, critically, to keep going against structural headwinds. Through interviews and community convenings, the work focused on where local governments can meaningfully support resilient, place-based food systems. This research was funded by the Duke University Climate Research Innovation Seed Program (CRISP), the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs, and the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. Learn more about the research.
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Climate Is...Video Series |
"Climate Is…" is a new video series that explores climate change through many lenses—culture, economics, history, energy, and more. Scholars and instructors from across Duke University share how climate is deeply connected to the world around us and to the questions that shape our lives. Explore this series featuring Duke scholars.
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