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Our Priorities

MADE FOR NOW

WE’RE ON A MISSION TO MAKE CHANGE

And we will.

We are laser-focused on accelerating innovation and driving solutions for some of the biggest challenges of our time. Our campaign seeks to extend our value and impact to the world in areas where we know we can make a difference:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Accelerating human progress through innovation

CLIMATE
Creating a more resilient, sustainable planet

STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Building leaders ready to take on the moment

HEALTH
Advancing medicine to help communities thrive

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Controlling genes linked to cancer? Ending Alzheimer’s disease? Ensuring AI is safe and equitable for all? With Duke Science & Technology, we are on a relentless pursuit to discover, innovate and transform life as we know it.

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SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY

Science & Technology
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CLIMATE

Working toward climate solutions is core to Duke’s mission. Through education, research, external engagement and campus operations, the Duke Climate Commitment is our newest university-wide initiative to imagine and implement a sustainable future for all.

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CLIMATE
COMMITMENT

Climate Commitment
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE

When the best and brightest students arrive at a place of possibilities, we work to build a community that can support them at every stop on the journey. The highest level of academic excellence. Removing cost barriers to level the playing field. Creating an environment that helps every student become their best selves.

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STUDENT
EXPERIENCE

Student Experience
Heather Henderson, MD, pediatric heart specialist, visits with a patient in the Children's Health Center clinic. Patient releases on file with Duke Photography.

HEALTH

What if hearts could be built, not transplanted, and innovative care could be accessible to all? Duke is changing what’s possible. Through the Duke University Health System, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and our Global Health Institute, we are exploring new avenues to deliver world-class care, education and medical innovation.

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HEALTH

Health
Heather Henderson, MD, pediatric heart specialist, visits with a patient in the Children's Health Center clinic. Patient releases on file with Duke Photography.

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