By Rohini Thakkar

The ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, visited Duke University April 21. He met with university leaders, spoke with students and faculty and explored potential partnerships with President Vincent Price. He was accompanied by Ms. Suja Menon, head of commerce wing, Embassy of India.

At a recent DUCIGS/Rethinking Diplomacy event, Dr. Clare Fieseler * of the Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Alex Kahl of the National Marine Fisheries Service discussed about the many lessons Space Diplomacy can learn from the diplomacy of the Oceans. Read more about the webinar of Duke Research Blogs. (* Dr. Fieseler is a Duke alum and a former recipient of a DUCIGS grant.)

Venice International University (VIU) opens the first semester 2022-2023 with a lectio magistralis by former Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Mayor of Rome, Francesco Rutelli.

This year, 25 Duke graduate students received the Graduate Awards for Research and Training and four undergraduate students won the Undergraduate Summer Awards for Research and Academic Activities .