Ideas that Move the World Forward

John Sampson Ph.D.’96, M.H.S.’07, M.B.A.’11, Robert H. Wilkins and Gloria Wilkins Professor of Neurosurgery, shares about the journey to discover a vaccine for brain cancer.

Adam Cue ’13, entrepreneur and software engineer at Dropbox, gives an inside look into Duke’s cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Janet Bettger, associate professor and health services researcher at Duke School of Nursing, DCRI, and DGHI, explains how walking pace or “gait speed” predicts your future health.

Matt Harding, assistant professor of public policy and economics, will share how Big Data can help solve public policy challenges like rising global energy demands and our expanding American waistline.

Christena Cleveland, associate professor of the practice of reconciliation, shares how we can use our influence to create a more equitable society.

Vandana Shashi, professor of pediatrics at Duke School of Medicine, shares how genomic sequencing helps doctors discover, identify, and even cure mystery illnesses in children.

Lori Bennear, associate professor of environmental economics and policy, discusses "policy shock" and how government institutions can better respond in the wake of disaster.

Josh Miller ’16, CEO of FarmShots and senior in electrical engineering and computer science, shares how entrepreneurs can use inner fear to drive success and change the world.

Brian Hare, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology, reveals what the animal mind can tell us about our minds and ourselves.

Mona Dai ’15 is a NAE Grand Challenge Scholar tackling the challenge of providing reliable access to a clean water sources in rural communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. She talks about developing solutions to introduce effective portable water purification technologies in Uganda.

Emily Briere ’15 is leading the Duke-based Time Capsule to Mars (TC2M), the world’s first student-led, student-designed, student built, and privately-funded non-profit interplanetary mission. She shares about the TC2M goal to launch and land a time capsule representing humanity on the surface of Mars.

Christine McEnery is a second year M.B.A. candidate at The Fuqua School of Business. She shares about her journey to pursue corporate finance and the collaborative culture she experienced along the way.

Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, reveals four ways in which music shapes the human experience.

John Kerr '86, head coach of the Duke men’s soccer team, shares how recruiting has changed from his time as a Duke soccer player.

Jordan Tucker ’17, middle hitter on the Duke women’s volleyball team, shares why it's challenging to be a committed athlete and student - but also why it's worth it.

Kevin Mauro ’16 is an NAE Grand Challenge Scholar who is building a brain-to-brain interface, connecting one organism's brain to another. He attended the World Cup 2014 to witness the first brain-to-brain controlled exoskeleton enacted by a paraplegic teenager.

Emma Rasiel Ph.D.'03, associate professor of the practice of economics and director of the Financial Education Partnership, sheds light on the extracurricular competitions sponsored by investment banks, giving students real working experiences in the financial markets.

John Caccavale ’81, executive director of the Duke Financial Economics Center, identifies the defining characteristics of Duke finance students.

Guillermo Sapiro, the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, talks about a new technological approach to mental health disability screening and behavioral analysis in children.

David McAdams, professor of business administration and economics, applies game theory to solve pressing strategic challenges. Here he examines antibiotic resistance, and shares why we should stay away from antibiotic soap.

Norman Wirzba, professor of theology and ecology at Duke Divinity School and Nicholas School of the Environment, addresses the story and world behind the system of food.

Gary G. Bennett, Ph.D.’02, professor of psychology, global health, and medicine, and director of Duke Global Digital Health Science Center and Duke Obesity Prevention Program,

John R. Graham Ph.D.'94, the D. Richard Mead Jr. Family Professor of Finance, explains Duke's long-standing Global Business Outlook survey and its global impact.

David Reeves, Jr. ’15, starter at tight end for Duke Football, gives the inside scoop on what Coach Cut is like behind the scenes.

David Rubenstein ’70, chairman of Duke University Board of Trustees and co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, discusses the meaning behind "philanthropy” and the many ways to love humanity.

John Danowski, head coach of the Duke men’s lacrosse team, shares the secret to the team's success since he began coaching at Duke eight years ago.

Ray Barfield, associate professor of pediatrics and Christian philosophy, shares how theology and the arts can help doctors and patients better understand the experience of illness, suffering, dying.

Lauren Blazing '15, goalkeeper on the Duke field hockey team, talks about what sets Duke athletes apart from their peers.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Laura Mistretta '14, spent a summer in Peru studying mosquitoes as part of a Bass Connections team measuring mercury concentrations in the Amazon River. She talks about her journey and how it changed her view of science and its impact on Duke research.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews David Cutcliffe, head football coach and 2013 National Coach of the Year.

Tito Bohrt ’13, founder of two startup companies, discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and how Duke helped guide him in the road to success.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.

Gavan J.  Fitzsimons, the R. David Thomas Professor of Marketing and Psychology at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, sheds light on how marketing influences behavior, particularly in unintended ways.

Duke University's President Richard H. Brodhead interviews Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry winner and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who has spent his 39-year research career at the Duke University Medical Center.