From revolutionizing public schools to providing nutritious food for all, Duke University’s Bass Connections Programs are changing the way Duke students, faculty, and staff interact…
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We are pleased to highlight the Climate, Resilience and Mobility – Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium, organized by the Duke Climate Commitment, Duke Global, and the Duke Program on Climate, Resilience, and Mobility.
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Tune in to a discussion on how imagining new property relations could impact rural communities featuring Duke law professor Jed Purdy, Jessica Shoemaker from the Nebraska College of Law, and Ann Eisenberg from West Virginia College of Law. Seminar will be held July 11m 2024 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST.
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Tune in to innovative ideas on how revitalizing land-grant universities can impact rural communities with Union of Concerned Scientists Director of Food & Environment Ricardo Salvador and Margiana Petersen-Rockney from the University of Montana on June 18, 2024 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST.
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The Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein has launched at North Carolina State University. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded NC State $30 million over five years to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that are environmentally friendly, healthy, tasty and affordable. Duke’s World Food Policy Center is a collaborator in the work.
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What does rural have to teach us? Tune in for a discussion between journalist Grace Olmstead and Brooks Lamb from the American Farmland Trust on June 7, 2024 from 12:45 to 2:30 pm EST.
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A grant-funded opening for a Research Scientist is available immediately at the WFPC, located in Durham, NC. This position is for a two-year employment period, with potential to extend dependent on garnering additional research funding.
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Register for the May 31, 2024 Rural Transformations in the United States visual seminar “Importing the Right to Food,” featuring Smita Narula from Pace Law School and Joshua Lohnes from West Virginia University.
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Four out of twelve funded CRISP teams will pursue research at the nexus of climate, environment and the food system.
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On March 3, 2024, Food Tank partnered with Duke University’s World Food Policy Center to host the “Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, Healthy Choices Summit.” During this event, participants had the opportunity to hear from Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, who represents North Carolina’s 4th district, Mayor of Durham Leonardo Williams, and a host of local health and food industry leaders.
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