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March 24, 2013
Interested in education and human development? Check out our Bass Connections in Education & Human Development introductory video for a great overview of the... read more about Video: Intro to Bass Connections in Education & Human Development »
February 24, 2013
Samantha Lachman asks the wise, the wicked, and the simple questions on Bass Connections here in her latest Duke Chronicle... read more about Bass ackwards »
February 7, 2013
Want to see the faces behind Bass Connections? Check out pictures from our February 1st Bass Connections Central meeting here! read more about Photos: Bass Connections Central Meeting, February 1st »
January 30, 2013
All Duke faculty members are invited to an open Faculty Town Hall conversation on Bass Connections (originally called Duke IDEAS) on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in 217 Perkins Library. There will be two one hour-long sessions; one will be held 2-3 p.m. and... read more about Bass Connections Faculty Town Hall Set for Feb. 5 »
January 23, 2013
Catch us on The Week at Duke in 60 Seconds! Duke trustee Anne Bass and her husband Robert are giving 50 million dollars to the university. The money will fund the new "Bass Connections" initiative to encourage students and faculty to tackle complex... read more about Video: Bass Connections on The Week at Duke in 60 Seconds »
January 21, 2013
With funding from the gift, Duke is launching an initiative that will encourage students and faculty to collaborate across traditional academic boundaries to develop the broad expertise and perspective needed to tackle complex societal problems.... read more about $50M gift to fund Duke multi-disciplinary efforts »
January 21, 2013
"We believe that this gift will enable broad collaboration among scholars across multiple disciplines to develop truly innovative approaches to some of the most pressing societal problems," said Anne and Robert Bass. Read more... read more about New Initiative Prepares Students for Society’s Challenges »
January 21, 2013
“We are grateful to the Bass family for embracing Duke’s vision of education as something that extends beyond what happens in a traditional classroom” -Duke President Richard Brodhead Read more... read more about Collaborative education at Duke boosted by $50M gift »
January 21, 2013
Bass Connections team leaders Helen Egger and Guillermo Sapiro collaborate across disciplines to focus on child mental health and how inexpensive video cameras with special software might serve as diagnostic tools to track anxiety triggers in young... read more about A New Way to Connect »
January 21, 2013
Bass Connections at Duke launches with a focus on problems of societal importance that, by their nature, require disciplines to come together while engaging learners at all levels. Read more... read more about Interdisciplinary Learning: Real World Issues »