부산대학교 도서관

Encouragement of students across all communities through scientific outreach programs is critical to engaging the next generation, exciting young minds to pursue careers in science and medicine. Herein, we present a uniquely structured and widely influential science outreach program. Founded in 2005, the Duke Chemistry Outreach (DCO) employs a pedagogical approach to outreach that aims to teach its audience a new scientific concept, while instilling a pure enjoyment of science. DCO has performed 583 events reaching over 70,000 participants throughout 2,270 hours, with the majority of events in Durham, the surrounding North Carolinian communities, and across 8 other states. The flexibility and diversity of this outreach program creates a framework amendable for others to adopt in both secondary and higher education settings. Across 14 years, 581 events, and reaching 70,000 audience members, the Duke Chemistry Outreach program has engaged the surrounding community through fun scientific demonstrations. This Community Page article provides examples and guidelines to encourage others to establish similar programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]