This February we launched Carry the Innovation Forward, a new program focused on sustaining and expanding the digital learning innovations that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21. We received 43 applications across all four tracks, with representation from all of Duke’s schools. We are pleased to announce that the final recipients of Carry the Innovation Forward support have been selected. To meet all 29 recipients and learn more about their projects, please visit the Carry the Innovation Forward landing page.

Have you ever wondered what it would take for humans to travel beyond the comforts of our home planet, Earth? Duke students and alumni are invited to participate in Space Medicine, a new online learning experience in which participants will learn about and engage in the most pressing medical challenges facing NASA and others advancing the future of space exploration. Space Medicine is a free, six-week online learning experience (July 12 – August 23) featuring interactive modules and weekly live discussions. See the announcement to learn more about this opportunity, or register by June 30.

Anjuli Gupta, the former Director of University Partnerships at Coursera, shared some of the partnership lessons learned during her tenure at Coursera. She noted that “Duke’s success using the Coursera catalog for its Kunshan campus during the first COVID outbreak inspired a company-wide Coronavirus Response Program in early 2020 that enabled every college in the world to leverage the Coursera catalog. Once you identify which of your partners is most likely to push your team to grow, then invest in some open-ended conversations with those partners.”