Planning for the next annual Duke University Energy Conference is underway! This year’s team, led by co-chairs Megan Van Son Ferryman and Jack Dearing, is busy booking rooms, planning the agenda, and inviting speakers and sponsors for the 2025 Conference, which is expected to once again bring over 500 students, alumni, and industry professionals to […]
Despite plenty of industry turmoil amid policy changes, the market for energy, sustainability, and climate internships has remained strong. Fuqua MBAs are working in a wide range of interesting roles. Here’s a list of where some of our students are interning in 2025. — RELATED ARTICLES:
The ClimateCAP Initiative, founded at Fuqua and managed by Duke’s EDGE Center, is gearing up for another banner year. This month, ClimateCAP announced the selection of a new class of 16 Fellows, chosen from a highly competitive pool of MBA applicants. “This year’s Fellows class is our largest and most diverse yet. We saw more […]
Are you a prospective MBA student interested in energy and/or sustainability issues? Want to know more about how to get involved with EDGE and our related clubs? In this video Q&A recorded in Fall 2024, EDGE Managing Director Katie Kross and MBA’25 student Ryan Mascheri discuss the Energy & Environment program offerings at Fuqua. … […]
by Jack Dearing, MPP/MBA ’26 This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. On July 13, 2024, a turbine failure of the […]
by Sanghoon Lee, Yonsei Global MBA ’25, Seoul, South Korea (Fuqua Exchange) This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. On September […]
by Hanna Sheridan, MBA ’26 This article was written in response to a class discussion in the EDGE Seminar class at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of Duke University. Over the last decade, the energy and extractives industry […]
Of the estimated 11 billion metric tons of plastic that have been produced since the invention of plastic, only 9% has actually been recycled. Plastics end up in our waterways, our oceans, and even in our bodies. An estimated 95% of tap water in the U.S. is contaminated with microplastics. While plastics provide plenty of […]
by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE If there’s one thing that has been constant in the 14 years since EDGE’s founding, it’s perpetual and disruptive change. The energy sector has faced one upheaval after another—from the fracking boom to industry contraction, changing geopolitics, workforce transition, project finance and fundraising […]
In July 2024, EDGE co-hosted an event in New York City to bring together alumni from eight top-tier business schools to discuss climate tech, clean energy, and sustainable business. MBA alumni from Fuqua, Harvard, Yale, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, Michigan, and Cornell met at the Yale Club for open networking and a chance to make new […]