Bass Connections at Duke
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Duke University program for collaborative interdisciplinary research addressing complex societal challenges
Durham, NC
Joined August 2013
Fantastic guest lecture by Dr. Katherine Applegate on the psychology of pain for our #SpineNavigator undergrad students yesterday!! Emphasizing the importance of holistic care and interdisciplinary patient support for these future med students👏👩‍⚕️ #MedEd @BassConnections
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Made it to Cold Spring Harbor for #cshlTE24 🧬 cannot wait to hear awesome talks and learn more about ubiquitous transposable elements!! Come to our poster on Wednesday to learn about benchmarking discovery pipelines @DukeBiology @BassConnections
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#ICYMI Our recap and full video of our Think Global event on Sept. 26 discussing different perspectives on abortion access featuring experts from our institute, @DukeHealth, @fhi_duke and members of a @BassConnections project. ⬇️
globalhealth.duke.edu
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What an honor! We congratulate Bass Connections team member Jessica On for earning this statewide teaching award.
🎉 Congrats to Jessica On, a teacher at Lyons Farm Elementary, for winning the 2024 NCACTE Student Teacher of the Year Award! 👏 Jessica, a Duke graduate, was honored for her incredible work during her student teaching at EK Powe Elementary. 🏆 #WeAreDPS
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Our next Think Global event will be Sept. 26 on “Legal, Medical and Personal Perspectives on Abortion in the U.S.” Learn from a panel of experts and a @BassConnections team’s work documenting the personal experiences tied to abortion. Event details ⤵️ https://t.co/a4MEsSvAEG
globalhealth.duke.edu
Reproductive health has been a prominent topic surrounding the 2024 U.S. elections, with many candidates and political observers suggesting that the election’s outcome could have a significant...
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5/5 We leave inspired by the many people we met who are working hard for a better future under difficult conditions & look forward to sharing more findings of our @DukeLaw-@IOMSouthSudan partnership. @DukeU students can apply to join our team here by 8/14! https://t.co/RLlslqehDK
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The Social Science Research Institute leads the Bass Connections "Race and Society" theme. See current project teams and courses:
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Growing up, Saajan Patel BS’24 longed to know more about #Uganda, where his family fled from decades before his birth. Finally, he did at @DukeU through @BassConnections & @DukeEngage & @Makerere before graduating. 🤝 🇺🇬 That story ⬇️ https://t.co/jIG8dp7S3t
globalhealth.duke.edu
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Calling @DukeU faculty! DukeEngage is seeking proposals for summer 2025 programs. DukeEngage brings students and faculty to work with communities around the country and world to address critical societal needs. Deadline: Aug. 26. Read more: https://t.co/z3fL4k6RNq
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Join us at the inaugural THE Interdisciplinary Science Forum in Washington DC on 21 November, hosted in partnership with @SchmidtFellows . Our jam-packed agenda will focus on the following themes: đź’ Demystifying interdisciplinary science research đź’ Innovative models for
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Don’t miss this episode! Gunther Peck from @DukeHistoryDept worked with a team of undergrads to study why lots of North Carolina college students’ votes did not count in past elections — and how to prevent it from happening again. @DukeStudents @BassConnections
New episode: Why many college students' ballots are getting tossed — and what could be done about it 📻 https://t.co/VXCAiDBd1Y
#ncpol #nced #Duke100
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Duke's interdisciplinary FOCUS program is a mind-opening opportunity for first-year students. 18 clusters including the latest, "Working with Evidence: Data, Archives and Justice." Read what students are getting out of it: https://t.co/iQxZLuHcsC
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Getting a fuller picture of a forest: It takes a village https://t.co/hUuZ9pW2Tj
@camilledesisto @DukeEnvironment @BassConnections @DukeLemurCenter
researchblog.duke.edu
For some people, the word “rainforest” conjures up vague notions of teeming jungles. But Camille DeSisto sees something more specific: a complex interdependent web. For the past few years, the Duke...
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Monday, April 1 at 4:00: Jessica Doyle presents a work-in-progress talk, "Framing Disasters: Ecocritical Perceptions of Media Events and the Amazon." All are welcome. Details at https://t.co/gBhrumspbQ
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Dive into the heart of community empowerment with our upcoming Think Global, 'Thinking Locally About Food Insecurity’ on March 5 at noon. The panelists are from a @BassConnections team exploring innovative strategies to combat food insecurity. More Info ⬇️ https://t.co/k0WQ9ZcPlX
globalhealth.duke.edu
Food insecurity is a public health emergency in the United States and is linked with many adverse health outcomes for children and adults. In Durham, North Carolina, one in 10 families report that it...
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So excited for our @DukeU @BassConnections students to be presenting their work this April in Durham! These students have been pouring so much into their work on developing new technologies for understanding geohazard early warning systems in #Nepal! 🇳🇵 @DukeEngineering
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A research team @DukeU is collaborating with Grammy-nominated musician/songwriter Tift Merritt to help recover lost stories of the Black women pioneers of blues and jazz. Learn more about their project and its original founder at https://t.co/HrwYcssAPT
@BassConnections
researchblog.duke.edu
A 1983 New Yorker article by Whitney Balliet argued that “Women don’t have the grace and poise to play jazz.” While this comment wasn’t uncommon for the time, it certainly wasn’t universally accept...
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The deadline to apply for a 2024 - 25 @BassConnections team is quickly approaching! Check out all the teams, including the Brain & Society themed ones managed by DIBS, and be sure to get your apps in by 2/12 @ 5 pm! đź”—: https://t.co/Vo87CoxLR8
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What is it about mindfulness practices that help ⬇️ #anxiety & #depression & ⬆️ one’s sense of well-being? Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Moria Smoski & @DukePsychNeuro PhD student @JosephMDiehl are exploring this question w/a Duke student team: https://t.co/yIu44wsNrQ
@BassConnections
psychiatry.duke.edu
Mindfulness practices such as meditation have been shown to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve one’s sense of well-being. But what is it about these practices that produces these...
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Join us on Monday, Feb. 5 at 4:00 for "Demystifying the Rhetoric of Slave Breeding," led by Jobie Hill. As a CDS Ph.D. Fellow, Jobie kicks off our First Mondays series with a work-in-progress seminar. All are welcome. Learn more and register: https://t.co/uLxKn3VlVz
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