In January of 2023, the Department of Homeland Security hosted the Invent2Prevent finalists. The program works with high school and college students to develop anti-violence and terrorism prevention projects. Duke University and Louisiana Youth Advisory Council, Baton Rouge were named the winners of the university and high school categories, respectively.
Each university team evaluated a current threat facing the nation. The teams then identified an opportunity to create a program or tool to better educate a specific target audience on the potential vulnerabilities that could lead individuals to commit acts of targeted violence or terrorism. The three university finalists finished in the following order: