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Find it on Make a Gift to Duke Recent News Duke Partners With African Parks to Restore Savannas, Launch Historic Research Partnership Nicholas School of the Environment will collaborate with conservationists in Africa to assess and expand upon efforts to restore degraded ecosystems through native species reintroduction. Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and African Parks, a leading conservation nonprofit organization based in Johannesburg, South Africa, have launched a research partnership that will work to better […] Fund fuels new opportunities for physician-scientists at Duke By Emily Ford When Mara Serbanescu, MD, arrived at Duke as a junior faculty member, she found an environment deeply focused on physician-scientist development. That experience shaped the dual roles that are now defining her career — caring for critically ill patients while researching why some experience more complications than others in the intensive care unit. Physicians who also conduct research are uniquely positioned to advance human health. […] Duke University Announces Landmark Gift Naming the Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering With advanced computing, semiconductors and AI hardware essential to national competitiveness, a transformative investment positions Duke to lead in computer engineering. A landmark gift from David Lamond ’97, J.D.’06 and Kelsey Lamond ’06, Pierre and Christine Lamond, and the Lamond Family Foundation has named the Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at […] Empowering the Next Generation of Engineering Leaders With New $11 Million Gift Duke University has received $11 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, a private family foundation based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on educating engineers for the most pressing challenges of today. The award brings the foundation’s total support for the program to more than $30 million.  Specifically, the award will benefit the A. […] Duke launches new climate-focused fellowship program with $10.45 million gift Duke University has received $10.45 million in the form of a new award and donor pledges to launch a one-of-a-kind, climate-focused program for postdoctoral fellows. The program is made possible by the collective effort of The Duke Endowment, which contributed $5 million, and Duke donors Julie ‘81 and Ritson ‘81 Ferguson and Mark ‘80 and […] Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Consectetur Adipisicing Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Quis ipsum suspendisse ultrices gravida. Risus commodo viverra maecenas accumsan lacus vel facilisis. 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