# @dukeuniversity on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4_Btyy6lw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36410452-dukeuniversity-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-29T20:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Duke University (@dukeuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/dukeuniversity

## Caption

From Chicago’s South Side to the frontlines of solar innovation, Duke engineer Karimah Preston is helping bring clean, renewable power to communities that need it most. 🌞

She’s proving that engineering isn’t just about technology—it’s about equity, access, and impact.



𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.

Subscribe ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@dukeuniversity 

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 #𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 

Home: https://duke.edu/

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LinkedIn: @DukeUniversity


Transcript:

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A lot of these solar sites are located
in rural, low income communities.

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And so by making sure
that these communities have access

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to power, I'm able to make energy
and the environment more accessible.

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This is something revolutionary
where we can have a positive impact on

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not only society, the economy,
but also the environment as well.

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I grew up, on the south side of Chicago,
From a young age,

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I was really interested in nature
and how science worked and being outside.

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But I found that if I wanted to see nature
and I

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wanted to experience the environment,
I had to go outside of my neighborhood.

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And it was difficult.

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I got into engineering
because I wanted to solve problems.

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The Masters of Climate and Sustainability
engineering program at Duke

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has been great, And I feel more equipped
to go into the workforce

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can confidently speak on
a lot of these issues at a higher level.

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I've always been inspired
by my younger brothers.

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but I want to make sure
that they are able to grow up

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and have a future on the planet
 that's protected.

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And I think that's 
what sustainability truly is.





#DukeUniversity #ClimatePathfinders #CleanEnergy #WomenInSTEM #Sustainability #ClimateAction #renewableenergy 
​
@StrataSolar 



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