Attend the Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2024-2025 Bass Connections project teams. This annual event features a poster session, interactive displays, awards and a reception. Provost Alec Gallimore and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies Ed Balleisen will give short remarks and announce the winners of this year’s poster awards, mentorship and leadership awards, and student research grants from 4:30-4:45 p.m.

The India Conference at Duke 2025 aspires to bridge two dynamic worlds—India and Duke University—by fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration on pressing global challenges and opportunities. The conference plans to establish a vibrant platform for insightful discussions, creative idea-sharing, and cross-cultural engagement. This initiative aims to strengthen the bond between Duke and India, creating a robust network of scholars, professionals, and students dedicated to driving transformative impact. The Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability is a co-sponsor of the conference.

Join Duke's undergraduate urban studies club, Our Urban Future (OUF), for a thoughtful conversation with Jonathan Pacheco Bell on integrating communities in urban design through "embedded planning." Bell is a practicing urban planner leading new forms of street-level planning. All are welcome—come curious and ready to learn!

Decarbonizing the global economy and increasing climate resilience worldwide will require trillions of dollars, largely from private sector investors. What novel mechanisms, collaborative efforts, and policies can accelerate the mobilization of private capital? International and domestic thought leaders will exchange ideas at the second annual “From Billions to Trillions” summit at Duke University.

The Energy and Climate Ventures event at Duke University will bring together leading investors and entrepreneurs (many of whom are Duke alumni) the day before Duke's second annual From Billions to Trillions summit (April 9). The April 8 event will feature a networking reception and a series of exciting lightning talks - space is limited, so RSVP now!

The landscape of development and development finance is undergoing dramatic shifts, with important ramifications for energy transitions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Supporting equitable and investable approaches requires strategies and evidence that respond to these shifting dynamics. This event will bring together thought leaders, Duke alumni, students, and practitioners to discuss how impact-driven businesses, private sector capital, and concessional finance can adapt and thrive in this evolving environment.

This in-person event from the Southeast Transportation Electric Regional Initiative (SETRI) will bring together a multisector network to highlight successes, opportunities, and challenges in advancing electric mobility activities and collaboration across the Southeast. The meeting will feature a presenter talks, moderated roundtable discussion, and opportunities for networking.

The Mangrove Coast Collaborative (MCC) project (2020 – 2024) began in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria (September 2017). In this webinar, the project team will describe how the mangrove science-to-management community developed as an integral part of the MCC and will share an overview of how the ongoing results of the MCC have responded to the needs of this growing community.

Join Oceans@Duke for our annual Ocean Sustainability Summit, “Ocean to Table: Climate-Resilient Innovations for Sustainable Blue Foods.” This year, the summit brings together experts to discuss innovative ideas how institutions can advance local, regional, and sustainable seafood sourcing to reduce carbon footprints and support coastal community resilience in the face of climate change.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.

Through a series of timed conversations, participants gain valuable insights into diverse career paths, industry trends, and professional growth opportunities in marine science, conservation, policy, and sustainable ocean industries.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.

As extreme heat intensifies across the Carolinas, communities face rising energy costs, disproportionate health risks, and increasing pressure on local infrastructure. Join us for a public conversation exploring the intersection of faith, energy justice, and climate resilience.

In this talk, political economist Jennifer Clapp (University of Waterloo) explores growing corporate concentration that has become a dominant trend in food systems, with a special focus on the farm inputs sector. The talk highlights the complex drivers of concentration as it has unfolded over the past century, as well as the types of power that concentration confers to the dominant firms in the agrifood sector. The social and ecological impacts of corporate power, and the kinds of policy responses that are required to address them, are also considered.

Ocean Policy Working Group is hosting a symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution that will consist of lightning talks, a panel discussion, and a keynote presentation. Speakers include Duke faculty, alumni, and other professionals working to reduce plastic debris in the ocean. Following the symposium, join us for refreshments and a networking reception with the symposium speakers.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.

Meet Jennifer Bushman, co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Fed By Blue, for an exclusive screening and discussion of the PBS documentary Hope in the Water.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.

The Nicholas School of the Environment’s Career and Professional Development Center is hosting an alumni panel on ocean policy for current Duke University students. Students will have the opportunity to connect and network with industry leaders in the ocean policy space.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.

The destruction wrought by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires is estimated to cost at least $250 billion, with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people affected. Two months on, what lessons can be taken? How can this natural disaster be put into context where climate change will make these events more regular and likely? Please join us for a discussion featuring a panel of experts on wildfires, insurance, and natural disasters.

Join the Antitrust & Competition Law Society for a conversation with Sandeep Vaheesan ('10), Legal Director at Open Markets Institute and former regulations counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for a discussion on his recently published book Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States. Vaheesan will discuss the struggle between private money and public control over the electrification of America from the New Deal Era to today, and a blueprint for a publicly-managed path to decarbonization.

This panel will highlight policymakers, government officials, and scientists in Latin America working towards marine megafauna conservation, with a focus on turtles, sharks, rays, and manatees.

This event is part of Duke Oceans Week.