Community-Based Innovation News

Former MEMS Chair Cate Brinson reflects on her five-and-a-half years working to strengthen departmental organization and expand faculty hiring in key research areas.

Ann Saterbak brings students to Uganda for an eight-week summer experience working with community partners and addressing the needs of Ugandan healthcare facilities.

In eastern North Carolina, rates of ALS are so high that it can no longer be called a rare disease. Could the ever-greener-waters colored by neurotoxin-releasing algal blooms be to blame? Visit this close-knit community as researchers work to reclaim their gorgeous homes from fear and uncertainty.

Partnerships with local middle and high school teachers allow Duke Engineering STEM outreach to multiply its impact.

MEMS faculty, staff, and students spent the summer mentoring young researchers, engaging middle schoolers in STEM, and bringing robotics to life for kids in the Durham community.

Students tackled community-centered design challenges, engaged in service projects and connected to socially conscious engineering education efforts.

Professor Shaundra Daily and Trinity ’25 alumna Reagan Razon’s collaborative research is rooted at the intersection of computer science, education, access and innovation. Their community-engaged programs are rewriting the code on how research can spark lasting change.

A team of undergrads took on the challenge of designing a responsive CPR training manikin for their MEMS senior design capstone.

Several groups of students and faculty in multiple programs tied to Duke Engineering are working to help those suffering from humanitarian crises.

Duke's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering brought more than 80 high school students to campus for a full day including tours, lunch and a lab.

Emily Edwards of Duke ECE uses video games to educate students and the public about quantum information science

Duke Engineering was the beta tester for Duke's Partnership Platform, which looks to streamline and enhance Duke's work with community partners