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Design Climate Moves Climate Tech from Classroom to Commercialization

August 20, 2026

Design Climate had a breakout year for student ventures developing climate technologies – securing funding, earning awards and reaching commercial milestones.

Eight student teams advanced innovations on topics including data center energy efficiency, low-emissions plastics and geothermal energy, with three securing funding.

Oceans Week at Duke Highlights

April 16, 2026

Advancing Ocean Conservation, Climate Action and Sustainable Blue Economies

Signs of progress: Coastal ecosystems that protect communities from hurricanes are now being treated as insurance mechanisms. A treaty exists to end harmful fishing subsidies worldwide. And a legal framework is in place to protect the high seas, which cover most of the planet.

Opportunity: Director of Research Innovation and Advancement

February 6, 2026

Position Title:               Director of Research Innovation and Advancement

Appointment:               Joint Administrative and Faculty Appointment

Institution:          & …

Climate Profile: Brian Silliman

December 10, 2025

“Study nature, not books,” is one of ecologist Brian Silliman’s guiding principles and favorite phrases. It’s a quote from 19th-century naturalist Louis Agassiz that is (wonderfully, hilariously) on a sign outside a library at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. That’s not to say Silliman doesn’t also love books. The Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservat …

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