News

Judges’ Selection for Best Poster Goes to Team Exploring Health Needs of Refugees in Durham
April 17, 2018

A poster from the Addressing Global Health Needs Among Refugee Children and Families in Durham project team has won the Bass Connections Poster Award, Judges’ Selection. The team will be recognized at the Bass Connections Showcase.

Farms and Forests: The Future of Federal Climate Policy?
April 17, 2018

Alex Rudee (MEM ’18) traveled to Washington, D.C., with his Bass Connections team. Rudee shares his insights from two intense days of meetings with agriculture and forestry experts, policymakers and business leaders.

Turning Ideas into Action: Tackling the Opiate Epidemic in North Carolina
April 13, 2018

Senior Katie Kanter reflects on two years of work with the Stemming the Opiate Epidemic through Education and Outreach team. “Everything that we have accomplished – every success and failure – has been devised completely from scratch, beginning with a simple conversation about ideas.”

Three Graduate Students Honored for Outstanding Bass Connections Project Team Mentorship
April 12, 2018

Sarah Barton, Sara Maurer and Brian Wong are the winners of the 2018 Bass Connections Award for Outstanding Mentorship. This award recognizes the vital role that graduate students and postdocs play in mentoring undergraduate students on Bass Connections teams.

Cultures of Collaboration: Managing the Moral AI Lab
April 11, 2018

A 2015 graduate of Grinnell College and a strong believer in the power of interdisciplinary scholarship, Kenzie Doyle is the manager of the Moral Artificial Intelligence (Moral AI) Lab. Doyle reflects on her academic and career path, her growing interest in artificial intelligence research and her plans for the future.

Join Us for Two Bass Connections Special Events on April 18 and 19
April 11, 2018

Learn more about Bass Connections and find out what these research teams of faculty, graduate students, undergraduates and community partners have accomplished this year.

Duke Faculty Receive Seed Grants from ABC Thrive to Explore Innovations in Early Childhood Development
April 11, 2018

A new initiative affiliated with Bass Connections has awarded one-year seed grants to three interdisciplinary teams of faculty that are exploring innovations in positive early childhood development.

Hands-on Experiences, Personal Connections: Neurosurgery Research in Uganda
April 10, 2018

Duke junior Sandra Batakana shares how her Bass Connections research reshaped her academic goals and helped her develop exciting relationships with the neurosurgical community at home and abroad.

Students Present Research on Interactions between Whales and Fisheries
April 10, 2018

Bass Connections team members participated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) and won the Best Undergraduate Poster award.

Global Is Local: Insights from the GLOCAL 2018 Global Health Conference
April 4, 2018

Chinemerem Nwosu ’19 (Program II: Determinants of Health Outcomes in Africa) was one of two undergraduate members of a Bass Connections team to present research at the GLOCAL 2018 Global Health Conference in Houston. Nwosu shares reflections and insights from her experience at the conference.

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