Nearly half of college students report feeling overwhelmed by mental health challenges like stress, anxiety, and isolation. These factors can take a real toll on academic performance and everyday life.

Shmoody is here to help.The app blends cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and positive psychology to offer tools you can use anytime. You’ll get:

- Joy Time to build a personalized Joy Calendar

- Shmoody Cat, a 24/7 support chatbot that connects you to the right Duke resources

- Short, effective exercises for managing stress and tough moments

- Daily steps to support long-term well-being

Download Shmoody and give yourself the support you deserve.

The Duke Career Center invites all students to Spark Your Career 2026 on Friday, January 30, from 10:00 AM–5:30 PM. Start the day with professional headshots in the Career Center (Bryan Center 036) from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM, open to all Duke students.

The main program begins at 12:00 PM in Penn Pavilion, featuring resume and cover-letter support, networking and interviewing tips with local employers, and additional breakout sessions.

Open to all undergraduates, with a special focus on sophomores. Visit Handshake to register and explore session details.

The Undergraduate Young Trustee Nominating Committee is now accepting applications for Young Trustee.

For more information about the Young Trustee position, selection process, timeline, and the list of nominating committee members, visit the Board of Trustees website.

To apply for the Young Trustee position, please complete the Young Trustee application by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Take a pause and reconnect with yourself through two upcoming wellness offerings in the Student Wellness Center.

Hatha Yoga
📍 Student Wellness Center, Room 148
🗓 Monday, January 12
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This holistic yoga practice combines physical movement, breathwork, and meditation to support balance, flexibility, strength, and deep relaxation. Each class includes mindful breathing, gentle warm-ups, guided postures, and time to rest. You’ll be nurturing your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Buddhist Meditation
📍 Student Wellness Center, Room 148
🗓 Monday, January 12
⏰ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Join the Buddhist Meditation Community at Duke (BMCD) for an inclusive evening of meditation and reflection. Rooted in Buddhist practice and welcoming of all faith traditions and experience levels, these weekly gatherings offer space to build mindfulness, manage stress, and cultivate compassion and presence.

New to Duke or looking for a refresher on Duke Libraries? Join Duke Libraries staff for a guided walking tour of Perkins & Bostock Libraries. This one-hour tour will introduce you to key collections, services, and study spaces and is open to all students, staff, and faculty.

📅 Tuesdays, January 6 & 13
⏰ 4:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 Meet at the Service Desk, 1st Floor, Perkins Library

Join Duke Arts Create for an immersive, reflective walking class that invites participants to explore movement, energy, and presence. This guided experience blends art, embodiment, and reflection, offering space for renewal and awareness through shared movement.

📍 The ARK
🗓 Thursday, January 15
⏰ 6:00–8:00 p.m.

This event is open to all! Come as you are and take part in a gathering rooted in connection, reflection, and renewal.

Get creative at the Arts Annex Handbuilding Studio by painting and glazing abandoned ceramic projects using underglaze. It is similar to a paint-your-own pottery experience. Finished pieces will be fired in the kiln and ready for pickup within a few weeks.

📍 Arts Annex Handbuilding Studio
🗓 Saturday, January 17
⏰ 2:00–4:00 p.m.

No experience needed. Just come ready to create!

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- Duke School of Medicine launches $3.2 million effort to 3D-print a living lung

- Dean emerita Mary Champagne remembered for reviving School of Nursing, expanding health care to rural communities

- A Duke Pediatrician’s Gift of Trees is Helping Fight Heat and Planting Hope

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