It hasn't been a particularly frigid winter so far... except for a few memorable days at the end of December. So how do Duke buildings stay warm during cold snaps like that? Find out on this Power Trip, when Facilities Management operations engineer Chris Silcott will lead a tour of the West Campus Steam Plant.
Date & Time
Jan
27
Friday, Jan 27, 2023 - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location
Meet at Twinnies (CIEMAS Bldg) 
Power Trip, Students Only
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Jan
20
Friday, Jan 20, 2023 - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location
The Generator (Gross Hall 100C) 
Power Lunch, Students Only
(This event is sold out, but Duke students can still sign up for the waitlist.) Duke alum Katharine Kollins (MEM/MBA '09), president of the Southeastern Wind Coalition, will present a brief talk on current issues and career paths in the rapidly evolving wind industry, followed by discussion.
Date & Time
Nov
17
Thursday, Nov 17, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location
Rubenstein Library 249 Paul Buchholz (Associate Professor of German, Emory University) will examine writings of the environmentalist New Left that grappled with the problem of social class in this context of environmentalism. He will show how activists and intellectuals, while being estranged from the labor movement and its political representation, staked out their position as either more authentically Marxist, or...
Date & Time
Nov
17
Thursday, Nov 17, 2022 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location
Westbrook 0012 The “Conversations” events hosted by the Duke Divinity School’s Center for Reconciliation are intended to create “a safe space where anyone can learn, discuss, and imagine God's works of reconciliation.” This installment of the series will be led by Avery Davis Lamb (Creation Justice Ministries) and will involving reflections on “what the right relationship with God's creation might look like...
Date & Time
Nov
14
Monday, Nov 14, 2022 - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location
Virtual | Registration Required 
Session one of the Nature-based Solutions: Current Issues webinar series focuses on assessing the costs and benefits of NbS. How can we account for all the benefits NbS provide? How do they compare to more traditional (gray infrastructure) solutions? What is the return on investment for NbS?
Date & Time
Nov
11
Friday, Nov 11, 2022 - 8:30 am to 9:30 am
Location
We Mean Business Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone D, Auditorium B; COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt This Energy Pathways USA panel to be held at COP27 brings together top U.S. private sector leaders to discuss key net-zero challenges and opportunities for their own operations, and those effecting the broader American and international landscape.
Date & Time
Nov
07
Monday, Nov 07, 2022 - 9:00 am to Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Location
Check individual events for location information How can an equitable and resilient energy system help us combat the climate crisis? And what will it take to get there? Register now for Energy Week at Duke (November 7 – 10, 2022) to engage with these questions and others via networking events, panel discussions and keynote talks with industry experts, and more.
Date & Time
Oct
19
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Location
Virtual | Registration Required Countries need to move faster on a new wave of infrastructure that meets, and perhaps surpasses Paris Climate Commitments and Sustainable Development Goals. At this webinar, speakers will help bring into focus the increasingly busy landscape of global green infrastructure initiatives.
Date & Time
Oct
14
Friday, Oct 14, 2022 - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location
The Generator (Gross Hall 100C) Power Lunch, Students Only
Duke students are invited to join our Power Lunch featuring Kate Ringness (JD'94, LLM'94), principal and co-founder of SmartBlock Consulting. Event capacity will be limited so that all attendees have the chance to introduce themselves, ask questions, and exchange ideas. Lunch will be provided; registration is required.
Date & Time
Oct
13
Thursday, Oct 13, 2022 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location
The Generator, 100C Gross Hall Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the first presentation of the Fall 2022 semester Nicholas Institute and UPEP Environmental Institutions Seminar Series. Our speaker will be Krithi Karanth, Chief Conservation Scientist & Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies.
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