In the Media

January 28, 2022

Alarming Levels of Mercury Are Found in Old Growth Amazon Forest
New York Times

Jacqueline Gerson published important research findings from her Bass Connections teams and doctoral dissertation.
December 26, 2021

Bogs, Banks and Bubble Barriers: Five Great Projects to Protect Nature
The Guardian

This article lauds the plastic pollution prevention and collection technology inventory developed by a Bass Connections team (Bioremediation of Plastic Pollution to Conserve Marine Biodiversity).
October 20, 2021

Refrigerators and Women’s Empowerment: The “Peaceful Revolution” of Rural Electrification
National Museum of American History

Maddie Fowler draws on research she conducted through the Story+ summer program in 2020.
September 29, 2021

2021 CIC Graduate Finalist - ArchGuard
National Inventors Hall of Fame

Duke students developed ArchGuard through a Bass Connections Student Research Award.
June 2, 2021

Biden’s Infrastructure Success Depends on Implementation, Not Just Ideas
Washington Post

Ashton Merck and Victoria Plutshack provide historical context and draw on the work of their Story+ team.
May 10, 2021

Cancelling Beef: Our Take on the Epicurious Decision
Firsthand Foods

How about paying cattle ranches to implement regenerative grazing practice? Jennifer Curtis cites a Bass Connections team’s policy proposals to accomplish this.
March 3, 2021

Biden Wants to Halt Deportations. Here’s What Happens When Migrants Are Sent Back.
Washington Post

The authors share insights from their Bass Connections team’s trip to Guatemala, when they partnered with RTI International and Te Conecta to interview 1,357 deportees from the U.S.
February 1, 2021

Reverse-Engineering Vintage Sax Sound with 3D Printed Mouthpiece Replicas
3DPrint.com

A Bass Connections team used X-ray imaging and 3D printing to create high-fidelity reproductions of rare vintage mouthpieces.
January 25, 2021

Drexciya: How Afrofuturism Is Inspiring Calls for an Ocean Memorial to Slavery
The Guardian

Charlotte Sussman and her Bass Connections team used ship logbooks to identify locations where Africans were cast into the Atlantic.
December 15, 2020

This Bill Would Make It Harder for People with Disabilities to Access the Internet
PennLive

Through a Bass Connections project team, Duke senior Lydia Smeltz works with the Lincoln Community Health Center to connect patients with disabilities to community resources.

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