Student Stories
Public Policy
I hope to be able to improve health outcomes through policy practices and public health measures, especially for individuals living with disabilities.
Nursing
I am excited to engage with students, faculty, and professionals at all levels across multiple disciplines to begin to improve individuals’ quality of life after an acute injury or illness.
Program II
I believe the cross-cultural approach that GANDHI adopts in examining health policy is meaningful, as it promises to generate insights into how we can better ease the hospital-to-home transition for newly disabled persons around the world.
Program II
Bass Connections is a unique platform to apply what I learn in the classroom to the real world.
Global Health, Sociology
I am in the process of data mining—basically savaging over this output, and seeing what pieces go together, what genes act in the same pathway, and contribute to the same function.
Physical Therapy
Ultimately, our long-term goal is to use these efforts as a foundation in partnership to address patients’ rehabilitative needs across the care continuum.
Ecology
I’ve been at Duke for a long time, but this is really one of the first opportunities I’ve had to work on a project that’s research-focused but also has really broad applications where I know the research can be used down the road to actually help somebody or something.
Environmental Sciences & Policy, Law
Members of the Bass Connections Animal Waste Management and Global Health team had the privilege of attending the Farm to Feast as a team-building activity last October.
Environmental Sciences & Policy, Global Health
With a further understanding of the innovative system and the benefits, I think our team will be better able to explain the positive effects and how it actually works.
Environmental Sciences, Global Health
Global health allowed me to broaden the health aspect of my studies. I learned about Professor Bill Pan’s project in Peru, and it seemed like an amazing way to integrate environmental health and epidemiology.
Environmental Management
The farm tour experience allowed us all to think critically about what the benefits and drawbacks are of our current systems and their alternatives.
Environmental Management
While we already had a diverse group, consisting of students and faculty concentrating on engineering, environment and economics, we still required inputs from experts outside our group.
Sociology
It’s been very useful to take the knowledge that I’ve gained in the classroom and be able to see how it applies in the real world.
International Comparative Studies, Public Policy
As a part of our research, this semester the DEPTH team volunteers at Genesis Home’s Study Buddy after-school program and makes on-site observation.
Global Health, Public Policy
There’s this myth that Latino parents are not as involved as other types of parents. We wanted to investigate that and see if that was really true. And what we learned is that it really is false.
Public Policy
In the future I want to work in education and policy, and foster an environment where policymakers are listening to parents.
Neuroscience
Through Bass Connections, I have had the opportunity to help build and implement a neuroscience curriculum for ninth graders in Durham public schools alongside six other Duke students.
Economics
I enjoy being a part of a research team that allows its undergraduate members to be so involved in the project.
Public Policy
It was really fulfilling to see the research process through from start to finish, and I’m grateful to Duke for allowing students to participate in such an innovative and intellectually stimulating program.
Economics
The trip ignited my passion for Brazil. It made me realize I want to either work in Brazil or work on issues that impact Brazil and Latin America.
Economics, Global Health
Because North Carolina has one of the largest hog industries in the country, there are tons of waste not being utilized.
Economics, Psychology
Our project gave us a much deeper understanding and appreciation for how policy changes can help move us in the right direction for environmental conservation.
Economics
My year on this project team was a great experience. Not only did I learn a ton about social spending in the United States, I also gained research, problem-solving, and presentation skills.