During her second year at DKU, Jha learned about the Earthquake Early Warning in Kathmandu project, part of Bass Connections, Duke’s signature interdisciplinary research program. Celebrating its 10th year in 2023, Bass Connections brings together faculty and students from across the university to explore big unanswered questions about major societal challenges – often thorny, complex issues beyond the scope of any one discipline. It’s a complex problem in the real world, which is what Bass Connections was created to prepare Duke students to tackle, says Laura Howes, director of Bass Connections.