April is Earth Month! Earth Day has been commemorated on April 22 for more than 55 years. In 2026, the Duke community continues to celebrate with special events, opportunities and features throughout the month, and we have featured a sample of programming, with more info added regularly.
Join us for tea and snacks on the 3rd floor of Gross Hall! This is a great chance to meet colleagues in a casual environment. All Welcome!
Dr. Winkler's presentation will offer an engaging overview of how her research brings together microbial ecology, process engineering, and mathematical modeling to address important challenges in water, climate, and agriculture. She will share advances in wastewater treatment that improve nutrient management while reducing energy use and space requirements, opening new possibilities for more sustainable water […]
In this seminar, I will use one of the inherited diseases that we study, Cerebral Cavernous Malformations, to show how a human genetic study can lead to pathobiological insight and potential avenues to therapy. I will discuss over 3 decades of our research on this topic.
This Earth Month, register to see what students across Duke are accomplishing through internships, course-based projects, and other campus initiatives. Featuring a networking reception with light refreshments, brief remarks from campus leaders, and fast-paced 10-minute lightning talks with Q&A. Learn more and register: https://duke.is/showcase26
Undergraduate classes end
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science welcomes Dr. Yigang Suo (Harvard) to present the MEMS Distinguished Seminar.
Join us for tea and snacks on the 3rd floor of Gross Hall! This is a great chance to meet colleagues in a casual environment. All Welcome!
Undergraduate reading period
Upcoming seminars 23 Apr: Sophia Economou 21 May: Florian Ungerechts
ENGINEERING HUMAN TISSUES FOR MEDICAL IMPACT Tissue engineering has progressed in response to the growing clinical demand for biological substitutes capable of restoring tissues compromised by trauma or disease, with the ultimate goal of enabling patient survival and quality of life. For over three decades, regenerative medicine strategies have combined human cells with biomaterial scaffolds […]
Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Join the Duke Climate Commitment for a fireside chat with Dr. Hayhoe and Dean Lori Bennear of the Nicholas School […]
