Community-Based Innovation News

Hands-on workshops, industry mentors and parental programming bring more than 150 students to Duke for the annual event.

Led by a partnership between Durham Public Schools and Duke Engineering, the first “Innovation for Humanity” event brought teams from four local middle schools together to solve challenging problems.

Through interactive experiments, colorful demos and lively conversations, MEMS and other Duke engineering departments welcomed local families for a day of hands-on discovery.

Duke Engineering's weekend community event joins two other Duke-led STEM-focused events during the month-long, state-wide celebration of science.

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.