MEM-CEM alums Jill Hamilton and Chrissy Hayes are among 66 young scholars selected as finalists in the highly competitive John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships program.
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Nike’s Director of External Engagement and Senior Director of Environmental Management and Innovation met with 14 Nicholas School students and 4 Fuqua School of Business students in Environment Hall on March 23rd to answer questions about how Nike approaches sustainability and discuss their plans to reach 2020 sustainability targets. The visit […]
During the weekend of July 13th through 15th, the Marine Lab will be hosting a first-of-its-kind Alumni Reunion. Anyone who has spent time at the Duke University Marine Lab will tell you just how incredible and unique the small coastal campus on Pivers Island is. Fortunately for those alumni, there […]
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 […]
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 […]