Offering graduate students flexible opportunities to tackle complex societal challenges alongside peers and faculty from across campus.
Interdisciplinary by design, the Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Collaboratives (IGECs) provide students with applied training and exposure to emerging issues at the intersection of disciplines — preparing them to emerge as leaders and experts in a wide array of careers. In addition to enriching graduate education, the IGECs, which are led by Duke faculty representing two or more divisions of the Duke Graduate School (Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences), are designed to foster new faculty collaborations across fields and catalyze innovative research and equitable community engagement.
The IGECs are open to Duke Graduate and Professional students. Students may engage in the IGECs in several ways:
The Society-Centered AI collaborative trains scholars ranging from philosophy and computer science to the social sciences. It focuses on designing AI systems that uphold human values, advance technical efficiency, and take account of societal impacts.
Go to SCAI IGEC
IMPACT trains doctoral students in advanced methodological skills to understand and address the complex health impacts of climate change. This approach involves integrating expertise in environmental science, population health, engineering, implementation science, and sociology.
Go to IMPACT IGEC
The ISEPS collaborative prepares graduate students to apply techniques from information science and AI to address public-sector challenges. Drawing on statistics, computer science, multiple engineering disciplines, and public policy, it will prepare students to create ethical, data-driven solutions in essential areas like public safety, energy systems, and transportation.
Go to ISEPS IGEC
IMPACT: Interdisciplinary Methodological Program for Advancing Climate Training
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