Diaspora, Exile and Interreligious Dialogue
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m. Please read the bullets below to learn about this team’s recruitment needs:
- All current Duke undergraduate students and current and incoming graduate students may apply
- Priority will be given to students enrolled in courses in the Transformative Ideas Program and in the Science and Religion in Public Life Focus cluster
Team Leaders
- Abdullah Antepli, Sanford School of Public Policy
- Polly Ha, Divinity School-History of Christianity
- Malachi Hacohen, Arts & Sciences-History
- Peter Casarella, Divinity School-Theology
Evidence-Based Humanitarian Aid Delivery in South Sudan
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m. Please read the bullets below to learn about this team’s recruitment needs:
- All current Duke undergraduate students and current and incoming graduate students may apply
- Applicants must indicate subteam preference in their application (see Student Opportunities section below for details)
Team Leaders
- Mara Revkin, Duke Law
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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Erica Field, Arts & Sciences-Economics
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Aunchalee Palmquist, Duke Global Health Institute
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Kerilyn Schewel, Sanford School of Public Policy-Center for International Development
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Erika Weinthal, Nicholas School of the Environment-Environmental Social Systems
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
Humanitarian Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shelter, Water and Sanitary Solutions
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Erika Weinthal, Nicholas School of the Environment-Environmental Social Systems
- David Hasan, School of Medicine-Neurosurgery
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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David Shaad, Pratt School of Engineering-Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Avner Vengosh, Nicholas School of the Environment-Earth & Climate Sciences
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
Impact of Conflict on Gazan Children With Heart Disease
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Henry Rice, School of Medicine-Surgery, Pediatric General
- Rebekah Boyd, School of Medicine-Surgery
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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Joseph Turek, School of Medicine-Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
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Emily Smith, School of Medicine-Emergency Medicine
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Ziv Beckerman, School of Medicine-Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
Learning from the Middle East: Tolerance and Suffering
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Mbaye Lo, Arts & Sciences-Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, International Comparative Studies
- Badr Badr, Arts & Sciences-Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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Sarah Baker, Arts & Sciences-Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
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Saad El Hadi, Arts & Sciences-Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
Meeting the Need for Reconstructive Surgery in Palestine
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Pranav Haravu, School of Medicine-Surgery
- Frances Hasso, Arts & Sciences-Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
- Catherine Staton, School of Medicine-Emergency Medicine
- Ash Patel, School of Medicine-Surgery
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
Providing Emotional Support to Children in War Zones
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Abdeslam Maghraoui, Arts & Sciences-Political Science
- Maeve Salm, Center for Global Mental Health
- Abdedaim Bittioui, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill-Ph.D. Student
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
The Science of Refugee Camps
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- David Banks, Arts & Science-Statistics
- James Moody, Arts & Science-Sociology
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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Sumedha Ariely, Duke Global Health Institute
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Scott De Marchi, Arts & Sciences-Political Science
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William Pan, Nicholas School of the Environment, Environmental Sciences & Policy
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Kerilyn Schewel, Sanford School of Public Policy
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Duncan Thomas, Arts & Sciences-Economics
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.
War and Visual Archives: The Israel-Gaza War and Beyond
This new project team is currently recruiting students (see the full list of recruiting teams). The deadline to apply is August 14 at 5 p.m.
Team Leaders
- Rebecca Stein, Arts & Sciences-Cultural Anthropology
Faculty/Staff Team Contributors
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Caitlin Kelly, Curator of Documentary Arts, Rubenstein Library
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Sean Swanick, Librarian for Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic Studies, Duke University Libraries
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Chris Sims, Sanford School of Public Policy; Director, Center for Documentary Studies
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Dore Bowen, Arts & Sciences-Art, Art History and Visual Studies
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Will Shaw, Digital Humanities Consultant, Duke University Libraries
Please note that incoming first-year undergraduate students and students who have already accepted a spot on a 2024-2025 Bass Connections team are not eligible to apply.