The selection process of the \u201cGrand Challenges Round 01\u201d has been successfully completed and the funded teams are now undertaking the collaborative research outlined in their proposals. CU Denver is currently launching round 02 of the Grand Strategies this fall. Following from the GC01 \u201cTed Talk\u201d presentations by the Principal Investigators of each funded team at Future Fest, there will be a subsequent \u201cKick Off\u201d research symposium on October 28th at the Jake Jabs Event Center in the business school. This event, will once again gather faculty together from across campus to form new research collaborations for Round two of the Grand Challenges.<\/p>\n
Click here to register for the Grand Challenges\/Research Symposium<\/a><\/p>\n From the desk of Phillip De Leon, PhD:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear Faculty and Staff,<\/p>\n It is with great enthusiasm, as your new colleague, AVC for Research and Creative Activities, and Chief Research Officer, that I invite you to Future Fest to hear from the Grand Challenges Round 1 awardees. I also ask you to hold your calendars for participation in Round 2 of the Grand Challenges Research Symposium series.<\/p>\n I am impressed with the novel approach initiated last year for inviting ideas on grand challenge research areas. Many of you came to the inaugural Strategic Plan Research Symposia and shared your ideas about the kind of research and creative works CU Denver should invest in strategically to enhance our impact and elevate our national and international prominence. We had an outstanding response, and I want to thank all of you who participated.<\/p>\n Round 1 Winners Announced at Future Fest But we\u2019re only getting started on our way to achieving Goal 3 of our strategic plan, to be internationally known for our research and creative works.<\/p>\n Round 2 Gearing Up
\nThe awardees of round one of the Grand Challenges will receive over $1 million in funding and will be announced at Future Fest on Oct. 13.<\/a>\u00a0I encourage you to attend because you\u2019ll have the opportunity to hear from them directly. They will provide Ted-talk like presentations called Lynx Lectures about their anticipated research work during the festivities which run from 1-3 p.m. at the Lola and Rob Salazar Student Wellness Center.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m delighted to announce we have committed funding for a second round of CU Denver\u2019s Grand Challenges initiative. Mark your calendars for the first of two sessions designed to help you prepare competitive formal proposals, which will take place on Oct. 28. The second session is scheduled for Nov. 18, and more information about that session will be forthcoming.<\/p>\n