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Bold Challenges Initiative Pollination workshops apps due December 1st

November 15, 2021
U-M Bold Challenges

Pollination workshops - apps due 12/1

Through a series of facilitated workshops centered around each of the six research challenges, this stage helps increase awareness of existing experts on campus, build partnerships with external stakeholders, and identify research challenges. The major outcome from this phase is the early assembly of ideas and teams that will progress to future team-building phases. Attendees must apply to participate.

Learn more and apply for one or more of the following Winter 2022 workshops:

  • Monday, January 24, 2022: Healthy Adaptation to Climate Change
    Co-sponsored by: Center for Global Health Equity; Center on Finance, Law & Policy; Institute for Global Change Biology; Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats; and the National Center for Institutional Diversity
     
  • Monday, January 31, 2022: Better Health Outcomes Through Better Built Environments
    Co-sponsored by: the Ginsberg Center; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Mcity; Population Studies Center; and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
     
  • Tuesday, February 8, 2022: Resilient, Equitable & Carbon-Neutral Physical Infrastructure
    Co-sponsored by: Center for Sustainable Systems; Center on Finance, Law & Policy; Graham Sustainability Institute; Mcity; and Poverty Solutions

Bold Challenges is a new initiative, led by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), that integrates social and technical sciences from across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability. In an effort to develop and refine solutions to the six research challenges below, OVPR designed a four-phase research accelerator program that will support up to 12 interdisciplinary teams during year one of the initiative. The research accelerator will leverage, connect and supplement existing programs across U-M to generate momentum and provide continuity for teams as they develop their research agendas and seek external support. The six research challenge areas include:

  1. Resilient, equitable and carbon-neutral physical infrastructure
  2. Sustainable and equitable solutions for the housing crisis
  3. Healthy adaptation to climate change
  4. Universal access to healthy water
  5. Smart health care systems for equitable access

  6. Better health outcomes through better built environments