This team will study lemur and tree interaction networks, model the feedbacks among land use, socioeconomics and nutritional health with communities in Madagascar, and evaluate and refine the strategic conservation plan co-created with local stakeholders. Read more about Biocultural Sustainability in Madagascar (2023-2024) »

This project team will build on prior exploratory drilling on Duke's Central Campus to establish if local rock formations can be used as Aquifer Thermal Energy Storages to cool and heat Duke and Durham buildings. Read more about Duke University Central Campus Geothermal Test (2023-2024) »

The goal of this project is to enhance career readiness for high school students from groups who have been systematically prevented from pursuing STEM careers, using a comprehensive year-long curriculum that also includes college- and career-readiness training and mentorship.  Read more about Enhancing Diversity in STEM Careers Through Mentored Training (2023-2024) »

The scientific goal of this project is to measure wildlife habitat and occupancy/abundance. In the process, the team will test, for the first time, the ability of combining data from camera traps, acoustic recorders and terrestrial LiDAR to improve estimates of species occupancy. Read more about Innovations in Research Technology to Assess Forest Wildlife (2023-2024) »

This project team will develop evidence maps for tropical marine conservation and develop a curriculum to help build student capacity in evidence synthesis methods. Read more about Marine Conservation Evidence and Synthesis (2023-2024) »

This project builds on a large Department of Energy-funded project called MAGIC (Marine Algae Industrialization Consortium), in which marine microalgae are being grown at commercially relevant scales toward the sustainable production of numerous bioproducts and durably sequestering carbon dioxide. Read more about Optimization of Microbiomes for Large-Scale Algae Cultivation (2023-2024) »