Nicholas Butera
Everett Cohen
E. J. Cohen was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. During their time at Duke, they completed a major in Classical Civilizations and a minor in Classical Archaeology. Their interest in Classics revolves around nautical archaeology, specifically how the cargo of shipwrecks can provide information on trade routes and interconnectivity. As such, they completed a one-semester independent study that analyzed the cargo of coin-bearing shipwrecks, which can be found here (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f4b37bc12cd740c1b0ce0eb6ecc04da3). They will be taking part in a program this summer sailing from Fiji to Bali to acquire both a SCUBA and a sailing license to further support their future as a nautical archaeologist.
Christian Ellis
Deven Gupta
Deven Gupta has ties to both Irvine, California, and Omaha, Nebraska. At Duke University, he is pursuing a double major in Classical Civilizations and Biophysics, along with a Health Policy Certificate. He has been actively involved in the Classics Collegium and contributes to campus arts as a singer and beatboxer with Duke Divana, as well as a performer with Duke Sangeet. In addition to his extracurriculars, Deven volunteers with the Root Causes Fresh Produce program and conducts research in the Biomedical Interferometry, Optics, and Spectroscopy Lab. His academic achievements include being named a Goldwater Scholar and a member of the Sigma Pi Sigma Physics National Honor Society. After graduation, he plans to attend Stanford University to pursue an MD-PhD through the Medical Scientist Training Program, and in his free time he enjoys drumming, reading, and playing basketball.
Read his Duke Trinity profile here: https://trinity.duke.edu/news/duke-through-wider-lens
Madeleine Holden
Laila Khan-Farooqi
Laila Khan-Farooqi was born in Seattle, Washington and spent the majority of her youth in Aspen, Colorado. At Duke, she pursued majors in Classical Civilizations and Biology with a Cell & Molecular concentration, as well as a minor in Chemistry. Laila has studied the intersection between sugar sensing and the gut-brain axis in the Laboratory of Gut-Brain Neurobiology with Dr. Diego Bohórquez since her sophomore year. Recently, she had the opportunity to bring her love of the ancient world to her lab to discuss the transformation of diet and food sharing practices throughout the millennia. After graduation, she is applying to medical school and will work as a medical assistant at an orthopedic practice during her gap year!
Jason Murray Jr.
Jason was born and raised in Miami and pursued majors in Classical Languages and Philosophy with a Minor in Political Science. He was involved in clubs on campus such as the Debate Club, Taekwondo, Chapel Scholars, but most extensively in Transformative Ideas LLC. He co-lead the LLC for three years making big ideas of religion, philosophy, history and culture, both ancient and modern, accessible to students and equipping them to dialogue well on controversial issues. In his summer before his Sophomore year, Jason got to visit Israel and Palestine for 10 days exploring ancient Jewish and Christian sites in Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee region, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. In his summer before his senior year, Jason got to experience Greece, spending time on Mt. Athos, Thessaloniki, Athens, Selianitika, Delphi and more over three weeks. After graduation, Jason will spend his time reading all of the many books he bought, playing Crusader Kings III and other video games, going on walks in his neighborhood listening to some podcast on Byzantine history or modern politics, and hanging out with friends and family, all in order to prepare for his upcoming time at Notre Dame in their Early Christian Studies Program to investigate Patristic theology and ecclesiology.
Read his Duke Trinity profile here: https://classicalstudies.duke.edu/news/jason-murray-26-studying-ancient-world-while-building-community-durham
