In the Media

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.
December 10, 2020

A Dangerous Taste for Plastic in the Ocean Depths
New Security Beat

Zoie Diana shares research on solutions to plastic pollution, including her Bass Connections team’s free searchable inventory.
November 12, 2020

How To Have Safe Sex in a Pandemic
Her Campus

A Bass Connections team is studying sexual behaviors among students and producing educational resources on sexual health.
November 10, 2020

52 Technologies to Fight Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
Science Blog

Bass Connections team created the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Collection Technology Inventory.
October 23, 2020

Fresh Produce Delivery Program Helps Duke Medical Students Address 'Root Causes' of Medical Problems
WRAL.com

A nonprofit created by Duke medical students is involved in a Bass Connections project team, Improving Food Security to Increase Resiliency to COVID-19 for Latinx Populations.

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