Duke GradCast: Stories from The Graduate School

In this episode of Duke GradCast , join Forever Duke Student Leadership Award winners Brian Cole, Emily Green, Francesca Magario, and Mercedes Muñoz as they discuss how the role of leading in the community during their time in graduate school.

Join a conversation with 2026 Centennial Distinguished Alum Stacey Adam (Ph. D. '07, Pharmacology), Vice President in Science Partnerships at the Foundation for the National Institute of Health. Dr. Adam played a pivotal role in the ACTIV Initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic, which harmonized the many clinical trials underway in the race to find a vaccine.  Dr. Adam received her PhD in Pha...

Join three of the 2026 Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring winners; Jean-Philippe Gibert, Brandon Knettel, and Caroline Shearer; as they attempt to demystify what good mentoring actually entails. The episode is hosted by Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement Maria Wisdom, and Senior Assistant Dean of Professional Development Melissa Bostrom.

In this episode of Duke GradCast , Suzanne Barbour, dean of The Graduate School, sits down with Bill Hunt, the inaugural chair of the Graduate Board of Visitors (GBOV). Established in 2010, the Graduate Board of Visitors serves an important advisory function for the dean of The Graduate School. Comprising alumni from a broad geographic area and representing the comprehensive nature of The Graduate...

Join three Duke Graduate students in a conversation about the ups and downs, ebbs and flows, and ins about outs of being a grad student in 2026. You'll join Ariana de Souza, Ph. D. student in Earth & and Climate Sciences; Anvita Budhraja, Ph. D. candidate in English; and Ian Redmond, third year student in the School of Law.  What drives them as scholars and professionals? How are they fin...

Join three Duke experts on student mental health and wellness: Mike Boyce, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Yan Li, Psy. D., licensed psychologist and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs; and Nancy Zucker, Ph. D., Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as they discuss the unique stressors that graduate students face today, the psychosocial components of stres...