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Apply now.
January 10, 2022

Duke undergraduates, graduate students and trainees/fellows from all levels and schools are invited to check out the new Bass Connections project teams and apply by February 11. read more about Apply Now for a 2022-2023 Bass Connections Project Team »


Nuestra Voz, Our Voice: A Companion Zine (cover graphic).
January 6, 2022

Through a collaborative project course led by Cecilia Márquez, students explore Latinx social movements at Duke and beyond. read more about New Course Helps Students Discover Diverse Voices in Latinx Activism »


Graphic showing circuits and devices.
December 20, 2021

Data+ is offered through the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke and is part of the Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture theme. read more about Apply Now for the 2022 Data+ Summer Research Program »


Eve Puffer.
December 2, 2021

Professor Eve Puffer and her Bass Connections team adapted a Kenyan mental health initiative to the realities of the pandemic in North Carolina. read more about Fostering Resilience for Durham Families During a Stressful Time »


Arya Patel.
November 19, 2021

Arya Patel describes how her Bass Connections team gave her a holistic perspective on migration and the impact of deportation. read more about Understanding the Experiences of Migrants Sent Back to Guatemala »


Siobhan Oca.
November 16, 2021

Siobhan Oca reflects on the process of designing hands-on, project-based learning experiences for a robotics course through a Bass Connections Collaborative Project Expedition. read more about Undergraduate Course in Robotics Gets Reboot with Help of Engineering Doctoral Student »


John Boom.
November 15, 2021

Undergraduate John Boom shares his experience with building a low-cost laparoscope as a part of his Bass Connections project. read more about Cut Costs, Not Patients: The Promise of Laparoscopic Surgery in Global Health »


Students in Duke's first-year engineering design course.
November 8, 2021

Undergraduate Reya Magan joined a Bass Connections team to help prepare the next generation of engineers for their careers. The team designed modules for Engineering 101. read more about Incorporating Ethics Into Engineering »


Nikhita Gopisetty.
November 5, 2021

This year’s council includes 15 undergraduates and four graduate students, all of whom have participated in Bass Connections. read more about Meet the Members of the 2021-2022 Bass Connections Student Advisory Council »


Romina Damini.
October 28, 2021

Romina Damini is a law consultant at the UN’s International Organization for Migration in Geneva. As a master’s student, she took part in a Bass Connections project that helped her recognize the important connection between migration and the arts. read more about From Duke to the United Nations: Building Links Between Art and Migration »


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