In the Media

September 26, 2022

Duke Team Gets Global Attention for Rainforest Drone Project
WRAL News

With an article and video, WRAL covers the success of a Bass Connections team in the international Rainforest XPRIZE competition.
August 1, 2022

Urban Runoff Threatens Water Quality. Infrastructure Changes Could Help.
North Carolina Public Radio

Discussing the challenge of runoff pollution in the Triangle, this story highlights the work of the ongoing Bass Connections team A City and Its River: Contaminant Risk in Durham's Ellerbe Creek Watershed.
April 27, 2022

These Undergraduates Help Connect Patients in Duke's ER with Food, Housing and Utility Support
NC Health News

Started through the Bass Connections Help Desk team, this student-run program helps patients with their needs for social services and support as they wait to be seen in the ER.
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.

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