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The campaign focuses on priorities that both enable new ideas across campus and solve real world problems.</p> <a class="text-link" href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/voices/focus-on">Learn more</a> </div> </li><li class="engage-box"> <div class="engage-box__content"> <h3 class="heading -text">Ideas That Move the World Forward</h3> <p>Short, inspiring talks by some of Duke's most innovative thinkers, whose ideas are forging real change both locally and globally.</p> <a class="text-link" href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/voices/ideas-that-move-the-world-forward">Watch videos</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="carousel -feature" data-feature="Carousel" data-arrows="true" data-dots="false" data-equalize="true"> <ul class="carousel-wrapper" aria-label="Feature Carousel" tabindex="0"> <li class="carousel-slide" role="tabpanel"> <section class="hero -feature"> <div class="hero-overlay__wrapper -right"> <div class="hero-overlay"> <h1 class="hero-heading heading -primary">Gavan Fitzsimons: What’s in a Brand?</h1> <a href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/article/gavan-fitzsimons-whats-in-a-brand" class="hero-callout button -primary">Watch Video</a> <div class="secondary-callout"> <a href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/voices/ideas-that-move-the-world-forward">See all Ideas That Move the World Forward</a> </div> </div> </div> <picture class="loading-placeholder hero-background">  <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/asset-uploads/gavin-fitz-ideas-homepage_1440_960_84_s_c1_xlarge.jpg" media="(min-width: 1440px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/asset-uploads/gavin-fitz-ideas-homepage_1024_683_84_s_c1_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 1024px)"> <source 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Fitzsimons: What’s in a Brand?"> </picture> </section> </li><li class="carousel-slide" role="tabpanel"> <section class="hero -feature"> <div class="hero-overlay__wrapper -left"> <div class="hero-overlay"> <h1 class="hero-heading heading -primary">David McAdams on the problem with antibacterial soap.</h1> <a href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/article/david-mcadams-on-a-post-antibiotic-world" class="hero-callout button -primary">Watch Video</a> <div class="secondary-callout"> <a href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/voices/ideas-that-move-the-world-forward">See all Ideas That Move the World Forward</a> </div> </div> </div> <picture class="loading-placeholder hero-background">  <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/asset-uploads/mcadams-xlarge2_1440_773_84_s_c1_xlarge.jpg" media="(min-width: 1440px)"> <source 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src="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/asset-uploads/mcadams-xlarge2_320_172_c1_xsmall.jpg" alt="David McAdams on the problem with antibacterial soap."> </picture> </section> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="story-tiles tiles" data-feature="AsyncTiles" data-base-url="/json" data-channel="stories" data-limit="3" data-offset="0" data-exclude="730785|730831|730796"> <div class="wrapper -padded"> <h3 class="tiles-heading heading -tertiary">My Giving Stories</h3> <ul class="tiles-list -slide-in"> <li class="tile-wrapper"> <article class="tile"> <figure class="tile-media"> <picture class="loading-placeholder ">  <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_1440_1440_84_s_c1_xlarge.jpg" media="(min-width: 1440px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_1024_1024_84_s_c1_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 1024px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_960_960_84_s_c1_medium_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 960px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_640_640_84_c1_medium.jpg" media="(min-width: 760px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_480_480_94_c1_small.jpg" media="(min-width: 480px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_320_320_c1_xsmall.jpg" media="(min-width: 320px)">  <img class="lazyload -fade" src="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/stories-gates-320_320_320_c1_xsmall.jpg" alt="My Giving Story: Melinda Gates"> </picture> </figure> <div class="tile-content"> <h4 class="heading -text">My Giving Story: Melinda Gates</h4> <p>Connections with people—profound and often unexpected—have made all the difference in the world to Melinda Gates. They defined her time as a student at Duke and have shaped her path to becoming one of the world’s most influential philanthropists.</p> <a class="text-link" href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/news/my-giving-story-melinda-gates">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li><li class="tile-wrapper"> <article class="tile"> <figure class="tile-media"> <picture class="loading-placeholder ">  <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_1440_900_84_s_c1_xlarge.jpg" media="(min-width: 1440px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_1024_640_84_s_c1_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 1024px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_960_600_84_s_c1_medium_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 960px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_760_475_84_c1_medium.jpg" media="(min-width: 760px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_480_300_94_c1_small.jpg" media="(min-width: 480px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_320_200_c1_xsmall.jpg" media="(min-width: 320px)">  <img class="lazyload -fade" src="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/my-giving-story-sutherlands_320_200_c1_xsmall.jpg" alt="Our Giving Story: Barbara and Fred Sutherland"> </picture> </figure> <div class="tile-content"> <h4 class="heading -text">Our Giving Story: Barbara and Fred Sutherland</h4> <p>The Access and Opportunity Challenge: Barbara ’75 and Fred ’73 Sutherland, along with The Duke Endowment other key donors, established a $20+ million financial aid matching fund that will leverage millions of dollars in additional gifts. This challenge aims to inspire new giving for financial aid and help Duke maintain its commitment to offering the most promising students access to a first-rate education.</p> <a class="text-link" href="/web/20160219171438/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/article/our-giving-story-barbara-and-fred-sutherland-aoc">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li><li class="tile-wrapper"> <article class="tile"> <figure class="tile-media"> <picture class="loading-placeholder ">  <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_1440_1120_84_s_c1_xlarge.jpg" media="(min-width: 1440px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_1024_796_84_s_c1_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 1024px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_960_746_84_s_c1_medium_large.jpg" media="(min-width: 960px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_508_395_84_c1_medium.jpg" media="(min-width: 760px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_480_373_94_c1_small.jpg" media="(min-width: 480px)"> <source data-srcset="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_320_249_c1_xsmall.jpg" media="(min-width: 320px)">  <img class="lazyload -fade" src="/web/20160219171438im_/https://dukeforward.duke.edu/images/ce_img_cache/images/uploads/MY-STORY-Boyd_320_249_c1_xsmall.jpg" alt="My Giving Story: Jack Boyd"> </picture> </figure> <div class="tile-content"> <h4 class="heading -text">My Giving Story: Jack Boyd</h4> <p>Becoming the first person in his family to go to college was a distinction Jack Boyd ’85 didn’t take lightly. 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