A New Platform to Build Stronger Community Partnerships
Duke Engineering was the beta tester for Duke’s Partnership Platform, which looks to streamline and enhance Duke’s work with community partners
Community-Based Innovation
Engineering in Service to Society
Duke Engineering is strengthening local and global connections through community-engaged research, transformative learning and impactful STEM outreach. Our mission is to serve society by turning innovation into action and making a lasting difference with the communities we serve.
Community-Engaged Research
The search for solutions shouldn’t happen in a vacuum. Our faculty and students design with the end user in mind, integrating community input to build trust and create more effective, holistic results.
Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies
From Durham to South America to Central Africa, GWHT collaborates with women of all ages, developing affordable health solutions for field implementation and inspiring interest in the sciences.
Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease
Initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Duke University Center for WaSH-AID collaborates globally to co-design pilot demonstrations for treating blackwater, greywater, and stormwater, while also developing technologies to generate health data through wastewater.
Navigating the Amazon
Duke researchers have spent decades building trust with rural Amazon communities, gaining deep insights into how the region’s evolving economy impacts the health of its people and ecosystems.
Community-Based Learning
What is Community-Based Learning?
It’s experiential learning in the community. Students actively learn through direct, hands-on experiences. They see the issues they study firsthand, while meaningfully contributing to the analysis and solution of real-world challenges.
STEM Outreach Programming
Duke Engineering supports a wide range of programs that work with local partners to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers. Come and take a few peeks behind the proverbial curtain.
In the Schools
Modeled after Duke Engineering’s First-Year Design, Duke’s arm of Engineering for US All brings a hands-on design experience to students in Oxford, NC.
On the Duke Campus
In summer, we bring high schoolers to the Duke campus for an immersive experience centered on engineering design through active application.
In the World
Ignite helps middle and high school students illuminate—and solve—challenges in their home communities.
Community-Based Innovation Stories
Duke University Students Showcase Climate Solutions at Energy Week Event
Duke University’s Energy Week innovation showcase brought together students, faculty, and industry leaders to explore climate tech solutions
Whitney McCoy and Shaundra Daily on Creating Inclusive STEM Spaces
Through the InventHERs Institute, Drs. Whitney McCoy and Shaundra Daily are revolutionizing how girls and women see themselves in STEM fields
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Ph.D.
adrienne.stiffroberts@duke.eduAssociate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
