Photos: A look at the 2023 Duke University Energy Conference
Reflecting on 10 years of teaching the EDGE Seminar
by Dan Vermeer This semester marks the 10-year anniversary of the EDGE Seminar course, one of the hallmarks of our Energy & Environment program here at Fuqua. After a decade of hosting conversations with some of industry’s most interesting speakers, I have learned a few things from both students and speakers about what makes for […]
Our stake in the future of the Arctic
by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE For most of us, the Arctic is a distant region of ice, polar bears, and scientific expeditions, but rarely a focus of our attention. The extreme conditions and remoteness of the Arctic mean that few of us have any firsthand experience of the […]
Exploring sustainability connections in Scandinavia
by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE Greetings from Copenhagen! This month, I am traveling in Denmark and Norway to build EDGE’s network and prepare curriculum for a new course to be offered at Fuqua next year, “Climate and Sustainability in the Nordic Countries.” Scandinavia has established a reputation for its […]
Summer internships in energy, sustainability, and climate tech
It’s an exciting time to work on energy, climate and sustainability issues as an MBA. Here’s a list of where some of our Daytime MBA students are interning in 2023. — RELATED ARTICLES
Public funds should be spent on saving communities that consider Nantucket a home, not a vacation destination
By Tatiana Sokolova, MEM/MBA ‘24 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Vincent Murphy, Coastal Resilience Coordinator, Town of Nantucket, MA, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2023. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]
To tackle climate change, take a page out of the anti-smoking playbook
By Thomas Cheng, MBA ’24 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Vincent Murphy, Coastal Resilience Coordinator, Town of Nantucket, MA, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2023. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]
Sustainability from the ground up
By Parker White, MF/MBA ’24 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Denise Naguib, Global Vice President of Sustainability and Supplier Diversity at Marriott International, Inc., in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2023. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent […]
Co-ops should be biogas leaders in the Midwest
By Billy Barnes, MBA ’23 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Bill Caesar, President of Generate Upcycle and Dan Meccariello, Director of Operations at Generate Capital, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2023. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]
Introducing: “Google Transmission Services”?
by Thomas Nailen, MBA ’23 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Nick Pearson, Global Head of Energy Policy at Google, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2022. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]