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is like a philosophy; I think it's more like an instinct.

In the latest episode of Duke GradCast, join Forever Duke Student Leadership Award winners Brian Cole, Emily Green, Francesca Magario, and Mercedes Muñoz as they discuss how the role of leading in the community during their time in graduate school.

want to do things to give back to it and make the people that you know work and live their lives’ better. And I think that it just becomes like a subconscious choice to want to do things to help people and help the people around you. I wouldn't say that necessarily...

Transcript: Francesca: do you guys have some sort of philosophy or approach to like, providing meaningful service or an idea that you follow that you think about as you're, you know, doing the work? Mercedes: I feel like when you love a place, and you love its people, you...

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More than twenty project teams are now recruiting additional student team members to begin work in fall 2026. The deadline to apply is June 14 at 11:59 p.m. Learn more at bassconnections.duke.edu.

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The ARC is providing a limited number of learning consultations to grad students now until August 7. Visit arc.duke.edu/sign-up for more info and to sign up— be sure to select the service for grad students!

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But it got me thinking what my next step would be.

In this episode of Duke GradCast, hear 2026 Distinguished Alumni awardee Dr. Stacey Adam and her former advisor, Dr. Christopher Counter, as they share stories of their work together at Duke and discuss the importance of team science. Link in bio!

what I was doing was what they were telling me wasn’t necessarily going to be rewarded. Now, I will say, I don’t think that’s true anymore. I think we’ve advanced far more down the team science route. Keep in mind, I’m old and this was over two decades ago...

to be my lab. And it sort of clicked something in my head that I’m like, if we can’t all do this as a group and we all have to own something rather than owning something communally, I don’t know that this is where I want to be. Because again, everything that I enjoyed about...

Transcript: Dr. Adam: What I had proposed was a lot of team science in the grant, and that team science was no way to get tenure. And part of the reason that I probably wasn’t necessarily succeeding is that I wasn’t distinguishing what was going to be mine and what was going...

We are excited to share the photo gallery from this past weekend's hooding ceremonies! Access them at duke.is/HoodingPhotos26. No payment is needed to download; simply right-click the image you wish to save. Thank you to our friends at HuthPhoto for these fantastic images!

Visit the Levine Science Research Center room D106 on Monday to hear Dr. Majumdar speak on the endless possibilities of international students in global careers. For more info and to register, visit buff.ly/fUK9jVH.

Today 466 doctoral graduates joined a century of Duke scholars now 16,690 strong! Here's a sneak peak at some photos from this morning's ceremony. buff.ly/lsA1Irz