When Shay Viehman completed her Ph.D. in Marine Science and Conservation at the Duke University Marine Lab in 2017 on wave energy impacts to coral reefs, little did she know that in less than a year she would be applying that knowledge to coral reefs damaged in Puerto Rico from […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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This year’s annual Reunion Weekend took place on April 13th and 14th and included two new programming events: a retirement send-off for veteran staff member Karen Kirchof and a first-of-its-kind party in the Duke Forest. The retirement send-off for Kirchof, founder and former Assistant Dean of the Nicholas School’s Career […]
The Duke Conservation Society (DCS) has been busy this year with engaging and high-impact programming – much of which has been made possible by members of the Duke alumni community. Getting Started The DCS started their year off in the fall with an enriching trip to the Duke Lemur Center […]
Three Nicholas School students – Sydney Fishman MEM’18, Lisa Remlinger DEL-MEM’18 and Eric Smith MF/MBA’18 – were awarded the Forever Duke Student Leadership Award by the Duke Alumni Association (DAA) last month for their service as Alumni Council Fellows. According to the DAA, “the honor is awarded to students of high integrity, who are strong […]
Durham startup, Tyrata, secured $4.5 million based on a Duke technology license, made possible by the Nicholas School Environmental Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program.
Nicholas School Alumni Council member Kim Cesafsky (MEM/MF’14) recently shared her thoughts on Nicholas School’s Reunion Weekend. What have you enjoyed about Reunion Weekend in year’s past? Reunion is a good opportunity to reconnect with the Nic school. In years past, I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with old classmates and Nicholas faculty […]
Seven-year-old Stella Younes raised over $400 for the Duke Marine Lab in lieu of receiving birthday gifts this year. In late 2017, Duke alum Paul Younes (MBA’16) came across an episode of BBC’s popular series Blue Planet that showed the damage humans are doing to the earth’s oceans in the […]
On February 21, Janet Hill (Duke Board of Trustees member, principal of Hill Family Advisors, and mother to Duke alum and basketball star, Grant Hill) visited the Nicholas School and provided a talk on “How to Build an Inclusive Culture and Become an Influential Leader.” The presentation was organized as […]
Karen Kirchof, long-time Assistant Dean of the Nicholas School’s Career & Professional Development Office, is retiring at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Karen Kirchof has been the cornerstone of career services for students for nearly three decades, dating back to 1990 when she served as a one-woman internship […]
The Nicholas School strives to maintain positive relationships with alumni, hence the development of our alumni engagement initiative, Go·Grow·Give. One way alums can stay engaged with the Nicholas School is through our Executive Education program, which provides professional development opportunities for a variety of environmental and communication-based topics. Many alums […]
When Zackary Johnson’s “algae ponds” were first being constructed last summer, there was a lot of speculation by visitors as to what exactly was being built in the large dirt hole next to the Administration Building. Was it a garden? A pool perhaps? It turns out it was equipment to […]
Michaela Margida MS’13 is changing the lives of chronically ill children and their families — one valentine at a time. In 2010, when Michaela Margida was still a student at the Nicholas School, she and her brother co-founded The Valentine Project: a small non-profit organization that distributes care packages to […]