As part of Duke’s Climate Commitment, the university has prioritized investments in climate-related areas of research where Duke already has momentum: energy transformation, empowering climate-resilient communities, amplifying environmental and climate justice, and developing climate solutions based on data-driven outcomes.

Across the University, researchers and faculty from every discipline and department are engaged in climate research that impacts all disciplines, across our 10 schools. As a top 10 school for research funding, Duke has long been the home of dynamic climate research, including deep disciplinary and cross-cutting interdisciplinary work. From new energy materials engineering to environmental migration policy research, Duke’s scholars are committed to impactful and collaborative research in a changing world.

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Campus, Features, Research

Building a Campus Community of Sustainability

By Caroline Pate on

January 18, 2023

- Campus, Features, Research

Duke has been committed to building a culture of sustainability for decades. Efforts to reduce the university’s environmental impact include strategic planning, community education regarding sustainability on campus and the development of programs to positively influence campus sustainability behavior and operations.

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Features, Research

Puppy Kindergarten

By Caroline Pate on

November 22, 2021

- Features, Research

The Duke Puppy Kindergarten is a five-year project funded by the National Institute with the goal of increasing the supply of service dogs by studying the cognitive development of puppies.

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Health, Medicine, Research

At the Heart of Research and Medicine

By Caroline Pate on

April 5, 2021

- Health, Medicine, Research

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Research

‘More Possibilities Than There Are Particles in the Universe’

By Caroline Pate on

November 12, 2020

- Research

A world-class team of academic researchers at Duke are working to create the first practical, scalable quantum computer.

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Global, Health, Research

Reinventing the Toilet

By sah110@duke.edu on

November 5, 2018

- Global, Health, Research

Duke University has become a hub of research to improve the way the world protects people and water from human waste.

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Research

Science’s ‘Mother of Ribbon Diagrams’ celebrates 50 years at Duke

By sah110@duke.edu on

October 19, 2018

- Research

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Research

Duke’s biggest, oldest laboratory—past, present and future

By sah110@duke.edu on

August 23, 2018

- Research

The 7,052-acre Duke Forest became the largest research lab on campus and home to perhaps the longest-running experiment at Duke: an 85-year study into the childhood and adolescence of a forest.

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Research

Beyond Materials: From Invisibility Cloaks to Satellite Communications

By jel34@duke.edu on

March 25, 2018

- Research

Duke-developed “metamaterials” are carefully designed structures that control all sorts of physical waves in previously impossible ways. Our researchers are poised to make these devices a household name.

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