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.
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Events for May 2026
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3 events,iiD TeaTimeJoin 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! “AI in ID”Global Learning Objectives: Review and discuss diagnostic and treatment plans for diseases seen in Infectious Diseases. Discuss clinical research findings and advances in therapy as appropriate for the practice of Infectious Diseases. Present and discuss case studies, protocols, and diagnostic and treatment guidelines as appropriate to the practice of Infectious Diseases. https://duke.zoom.us/j/92640504548?pwd=nRQFLdXBaAUNYava3VgmzUWEJHbh0w.1 Webinar ID 926 […] |
3 events,The Intestinal Stem Cell Niche in Homeostasis and Disease: A Shifting BMP GradientThe McCarthy Lab investigates the cellular and tissue interactions that govern organ physiology, with a specific emphasis on the intestinal stem cell (ISC) niche. Utilizing a multipronged approach that integrates high-resolution confocal imaging, mouse genetics, and multi-omics sequencing, the lab seeks to decode how communication between intestinal fibroblasts and the epithelial compartment maintains homeostasis and […] MEMS Special Seminar: Pierre Jolivet, ” From Models to Solvers: PDEs with FreeFEM and PETSc.”Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science welcomes Dr. Pierre Jolivet (Sorbonne) to present a MEMS Special Seminar, "From Models to Solvers: PDEs with FreeFEM and PETSc." ABSTRACT: The numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) at scale requires both flexible discretization tools and robust, high-performance linear and nonlinear solvers. In this presentation, […] |
5 events,NEH Humanities Research Center on AI Informational SessionThis information session provides guidance for faculty who are interested in establishing new humanities research centers that focus on the ethical, legal, or societal impacts of AI. Duke faculty and staff welcome. Registration required: https://bit.ly/NEHAICenter Zoom link will be provided to registrants iiD Community LunchMathematics professor Lillian Pierce will share her work with the group and answer questions about her research. All are welcome! Lunch provided. Athena Seminar Series: Banshee: Target Switch Attacks on Gimbal-Stabilized Visual Tracking Systems via Acoustic InjectionGimbal-stabilized visual tracking is widely used in autonomous systems such as UAVs. While prior work shows that acoustic signals can disturb gimbal internals, their impact on end-to-end tracking applications remains unclear. We present Banshee, the first physically realizable attack that induces target switching in UAV visual tracking by exploiting acoustic vulnerabilities in gimbal-camera systems. Banshee […] |
3 events,Neurobiology Special Seminar: Laura Lee Colgin: Advancing Neuroscience Excellence Through Interdisciplinary Research in Learning and MemoryLaura Colgin is currently a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Learning and Memory at the University of Texas at Austin. Her lab investigates cellular and network mechanisms of learning and memory. A New Era of Microvascular Imaging With Super-Resolution Ultrasound ImagingSpeaker Bio: Pengfei Song, PhD is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. He was previously an Associate Professor and Y.T. Lo Faculty Fellow at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Song conducted both his PhD and postdoctoral training under the supervision of Drs. James […] |
2 events,Founders Friday Mentoring SessionAre you a Duke student working on a startup, building a technology, or exploring an idea you want to keep moving forward? The Christensen Center is hosting Founders Fridays, a monthly, open mentoring session for student founders during the Spring 2026 semester. Founders Fridays is an informal "Ask Us Anything" space where you can get […] Blue Devil Toastmasters MeetingToastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together. You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact, one-hour hybrid meeting. Attend in-person or online! In-person: […] |
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1 event,ECE Distinguished Speaker Series: Kaushik Roy, “From Dot Products to Softmax: Computing AI Workloads Where the Data Lives”The energy and performance limits of modern AI systems are increasingly dominated by data movement across the memory hierarchy. Compute-in-Memory (CIM) has emerged as a compelling approach to mitigate this bottleneck by embedding computation within memory arrays. This talk presents a cross-layer perspective of CIM spanning CMOS and emerging non-volatile memory technologies for scalable AI […] |
1 event,The Human Microbiome: From Metagenomes to TherapeuticsOur research combines high-resolution computational reconstructions of the host-microbiome interactome with microbial engineering to devise innovative approaches to create new therapeutic interventions and investigate the underlying ecology of skin microbial communities. |
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2 events,Duke-DKU Workshop: Climate Governance & Transition Pathways in an Uncertain EraA collaborative Duke University and Duke Kunshan University workshop. Duke Kunshan University's International Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) faculty will host a one-day workshop featuring a dynamic panel discussion on critical themes such as climate governance, biodiversity conservation, and new energy innovation. In addition, the workshop will feature two parallel sessions for academic paper presentations, […] From Bench to BoardroomLunch and Learn with Kelli Luginbuhl, PhD '17, Biomedical Engineering Kelli will share details about her journey from PhD to founder, and CSO to CEO to General Manager, including what it was like to lead teams through high-pressure, high-growth phases of innovative product launch in both startup and corporate environments. A big part of her […] |
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2 events,18th Annual Triangle Soft Matter WorkshopThe Triangle Soft Matter Workshop has for the past 17-years brought together researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars from across the Research Triangle to share advances in soft materials research. The event promotes interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists working in polymers, biomaterials, colloids, biological systems, and condensed matter physics. Registration required by May 4, […] Understanding Medical Record Data with the Duke FCAP System: Introduction and Hands-on WorkshopIn this seminar, participants will learn about the structure and organization of medical record data, and use the Duke FCAP system to query data and gain hands-on experience with the platform. The Duke Federated Clinical Analytics Platform (FCAP) is a secure and protected environment allowing access to de-identified medical record data. The seminar will be […] |
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2 events,Blue Devil Toastmasters Online MeetingToastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together. You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact, one-hour online meeting. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsd-2rqj8uH9y5XVDlgrI908afhZZ1qNNN#/registration More about Blue […] |
1 event,Girl Scouts STEM Day@DukeGirl Scouts STEM Day @ Duke is an event offered through a partnership between Triangle Women in STEM, the Pratt School of Engineering, and the Coastal Pines Girl Scouts. The event offers to students a fun-filled day of hand-on STEM workshops and emphasizes STEM careers for middle and high school students with a parallel program […] |
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1 event,ECE Distinguished Speaker Series: Tsu-Jae Liu, “Engineering Leadership in a World of Accelerating Change”Engineering bridges science and technology, driving innovation for the benefit of people and society. Today we live in an increasingly technology-dependent world shaped by engineers - and the pace of change is increasing exponentially. This calls for a reexamination of how we educate and empower engineers to advance technology for the long-term welfare of humanity […] |
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Smarter Skies, More Resilient Systems: The Future of Commercial Aviation The National Academy of Engineering Regional Event at Duke University will convene leading experts from industry, government, and academia to explore next-generation challenges and solutions in aviation, including: Climate and weather-related considerations Innovation and emerging technologies Air traffic control and operational advancements Registration is required Dissertation Announcement: Bide ChenDissertation Title: Shared Signatures of Adaptation and Structural Variation Across a Primate Genus |
2 events,DQC Seminar Series: Scalable Register-Based Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors with Near-Field Microwave GatesThe Trapped-Ion Quantum Engineering group at Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) studies the physics of trapped ions in radiofrequency and Penning traps. We provide an overview of the group and report on recent results and projects. We focus on our efforts to combine chip-integrated near-field microwave conductors for laser-free quantum […] |
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1 event,Climate and Fungi (CLIF) Symposium IIThe Climate and Fungi (CLIF) Research Group invites you to Duke University's second annual symposium addressing climate impacts on fungal biology, ecology, health and human disease. Featured speakers include researchers with pioneering work in the following areas: fungicides and the emergence of drug-resistant environmental fungi, thermal stress adaptation by pathogenic fungi, epidemiology and spread of […] |
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