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Neurohumanities Research Group
Students of French literature visit the Human Brain Lab at Duke to ponder consciousness, memory, language, and emotion.
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Fitting Interdisciplinary Classes into the Curriculum
Students are engaged by team-taught classes, but making them happen takes work.
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New Tool Maps Greenhouse Gas Benefits
Developed at Duke's Nicholas Institute, tool shows what on-farm management practices offer the most GHG reductions, and compares across U.S.
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Rethinking Regulation
Kenan Institute faculty workshop takes on challenge of making regulation work.
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Pursue All of Your Passions
Senior explains how she combined multiple academic and artistic interests at Duke - a double major in Biology and Dance, with a Certificate in Markets & Management.
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History Student Turns to Technology to Display Research
Humanities Lab project visualizes how European explorers interacted with Tahiti.
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Welcome to Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke!
At Duke, knowledge of today's world is bounded not by disciplines, but by the limits of human curiousity. Duke scholars collaborate frequently across specialties, and students learn both in class and through real world experiences to approach questions through multiple perspectives.
These uniquely interdisciplinary courses of study offer undergraduates cross-field experience around a multidimensional topic. More info >
Duke offers majors and other programs that cross traditional academic boundaries, enhancing inquiry across disciplines. More info >
Duke's Focus Program for first-year students provides clusters of courses designed around an interdisciplinary theme. More info >
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University-wide Energy Initiative is focused on educating future leaders, researching for solutions, and engaging business and policy decision makers to address energy challenges....
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Membership in IGSP is open to Duke faculty anywhere on campus with an interest in the genome sciences or their societal implications. Learn more >
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Tim Profeta, founding director of the Nicholas Institute, has been appointed Associate Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School, effective July 1, 2012...
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The workshops focus on the tools and methods of the social and behavioral sciences, and are available free to all faculty and students. Learn more >