News
May 21, 2019
Bass Connections students Elizabeth Allen and Laura Landes write about a vital trip that informed their understanding of environmental justice movements in the South. read more about Learning about Environmental Disasters and Injustices in Louisiana »
May 7, 2019
Celia Mizelle reflects on her experience working with two Bass Connections project teams on innovations to improve women’s health. read more about Senior Spotlight: Learning What It Takes to Implement Healthcare Innovation »
May 6, 2019
Sydney Grob, a senior majoring in Biology, reflects on how reflective writing practices can be used to promote healing, cultivate resilience and improve health and well-being in survivors of childhood cancer. read more about Senior Spotlight: The Value of Expressive Writing in Healing »
May 3, 2019
Luke Farrell reflects on his experience with the Bass Connections project team Gerrymandering and the Extent of Democracy in America. read more about Senior Spotlight: Using Math to Fight Gerrymandering »
May 2, 2019
On April 16, four students from a Bass Connections team presented their findings from three case studies about drinking water quality in North Carolina. read more about Lead, Coal Ash and Aging Infrastructure: Assessing North Carolina’s Drinking Water »
May 1, 2019
Five graduate students and 12 undergraduates will pursue faculty-mentored research projects with grant funding from Bass Connections. read more about Meet the 2019 Recipients of Bass Connections Student Research Awards »
May 1, 2019
Several 2019-20 project teams are continuing to recruit student team members. Interested students can apply directly to a contact person listed for each team; materials will be reviewed on a rolling basis. read more about Several Project Teams Have Openings for 2019-2020 »
April 24, 2019
On April 17, undergraduate and graduate students from the 2018-19 project teams shared their research highlights with an audience of more than 650 faculty, staff, students, community members and donors. read more about Bass Connections Teams Present Collaborative Research at Third Annual Showcase »
April 15, 2019
Doctoral student Kathleen Burns (English) and postdoctoral associate James Herrera (Evolutionary Anthropology) are the winners of the 2019 Bass Connections Award for Outstanding Mentorship. read more about “Truly Phenomenal” Doctoral Student and “Unparalleled” Postdoc Honored for Outstanding Mentorship »
April 10, 2019
Through a Bass Connections team, Duke sophomore Dayna Price channeled her experience playing flute into developing research tools for El Sistema USA—and fed her interest in clinical psychology in the process. read more about Team Seeks to Serve Music Education Activists Where They Live »