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March 30, 2016
The Duke Tour Guide Program is looking for students to join the program as tour guides for any portion of Summer 2016. read more about Be a Duke Tour Guide This Summer! »
March 24, 2016
Course development funds are available for faculty, departments or schools to organize new or modify existing courses following the model of Bass Connections. Proposals are due April 29. read more about Course Development Funds: Spring 2016 Request for Proposals »
March 24, 2016
Follow-on research funds are available to undergraduate and graduate students who have completed (or are completing) a Bass Connections project team and propose to continue some aspect of the team’s work through a faculty-mentored research... read more about Proposals for Follow-on Student Research Funding Due April 15 »
March 23, 2016
Justin Lana joined a Bass Connections team in Peru that explored the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease transmitted by sandflies. For his dissertation project, he’ll build on this research. read more about Justin Lana Investigates Risk Factors for a Neglected Tropical Disease »
March 22, 2016
“We need to increase access to affordable, nutritious, high-quality healthy foods in order to reduce health disparities,” said Mary Story, theme leader for Bass Connections in Global Health, “and this report provides some concrete strategies to help... read more about Access to Healthy Foods Is Not Enough to Change Consumer Behavior »
March 17, 2016
Scott Lindroth and Tobias Overath teach a Bass Connections interdisciplinary course exploring how music affects the brain, how the brain distinguishes music from other sounds and how we learn to create and perform music. read more about NEUROSCI 289: Music and the Brain »
March 11, 2016
Bass Connections in Education & Human Development (EHD) invites you to EHDx Talks on Wednesday, April 13. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Nasher Museum of Art. Students from each 2015-2016 EHD project team will present a five-minute... read more about Join us at the Nasher on April 13 for EHDx Talks »
March 10, 2016
A Bass Connections project team is developing ways for young refugees to engage in civic participation in Durham. Comprised of Duke faculty, graduate students and undergraduates, the team partners with 30 refugee youth who attend a local middle... read more about Duke Students and Faculty Team Up with Refugee Youth for Citizenship Lab »
March 9, 2016
Music and the Brain is a Bass Connections in Brain & Society interdisciplinary course that explores the intersection of music and neuroscience. The course is taught jointly by Scott Lindroth and Tobias Overath. read more about Exploring Music’s Impact on the Brain »
March 9, 2016
How does understanding evolution help us tackle the world’s most urgent health crises? What can we learn from evolutionary medicine about the spread of new and reemerging pathogens and antibiotic-resistant microbes, and increases in autoimmune... read more about Bass Connections Team Explores Intersections between Evolution and Health in Madagascar »