As a junior undergraduate, Kaylin Tsukayama - like many college students - wasn’t sure what direction she wanted to take in her career. She was a neuroscience major and had already spent nearly three years studying the subject and working in labs; yet, she was starting to question whether she wanted to continue in a natural science field.

Engineering professors, Sophia Santillan and Rebecca Simmons, have been crucial role models for Sydney Hunt as a Black and Hispanic woman in STEM. From the start of her first year, she spent time during office hours and lunches having conversations with them about diversity and retention in STEM fields.

When Jasmine Daniel became a Blue Devil, she immediately began to notice the complex relationship between Duke and Durham. She was already interested in research, community engagement and education, having participated in the Knowledge in the Service of Society (KISS) FOCUS cluster as a first year, so when she heard about a Bass Connections team

Read a summary of the year in DFE's courses, activities, research, and more: https://bit.ly/YearInReview21-22.

The application for the 2022 Hybrid Summer Discovery Program is now live- click here for the application and spread the word to any interested undergraduate students.

The application for the 2022 Hybrid Summer Discovery Program is now live- click here for the application and spread the word to any interested undergraduate students. A cohort of 20 students will be chosen to attend the live experience this summer, and we will have an additional virtual program for other applicants.

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Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

Just a reminder that the application for SDP 2021 is due at the end of this month on March 31:

https://dpt.duhs.duke.edu/application-requirements/duke-dpt-summer-discovery-program 

The mentorship events will be the evenings of Wednesday, June 16, and Thursday, June 17- please save the date!

https://alumni.duke.edu/events/duke-program-education-homecoming-reunion

We had a great time this past week at the launch of DukeED in the DC area. Thanks to all who could come out and stay tuned for future DukeED programming.

Let us connect you to the Duke University energy talent pool. Share your job/internship listings with Stacy Peterson, M.Ed. (Energy Initiative senior education program coordinator) at stacy.peterson@duke.edu & we'll get the word out to Duke students in a variety of degree programs!