Mission Statement
A mud flat at
Duke Marine Laboratory.
The mission of the Department
of Life and Earth Sciences is the incremental development in all students of core scientific
competencies and intellectual skill, the provision of breadth and depth
of educational opportunity, and the enhancement of a community that values
learning.
As scientists we believe that science is best learned by active
enquiry and strongly encourage this at every level, including original
student and faculty research projects.
As liberal arts scholars we encourage
interdisciplinary transfer of knowledge.