Celebrating the Grand Challenges Research Program at IU Bloomington
Celebrating the Grand Challenges Research Program at IU Bloomington
IU Vice President for Research Fred Cate, whose office is overseeing the Grand Challenges Program, talks about the program at IU Bloomington. Representatives of each team made presentations about their initiatives.IU President Michael A. McRobbie talks about the Grand Challenges Research Program during a presentation session at IU Bloomington. The event served as an opportunity for university and community members to hear brief presentations from each of the five teams invited to submit full proposal for funding through the Indiana University Grand Challenges Program—the most ambitious research program in the university's history. The program, launched in September, will invest up to $300 million over five years to address some of the most urgent challenges facing Indiana and the world.William Hetrick, professor and chair of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences, talks about his joint proposal “Health Equity in Indiana and Beyond.” Hetrick’s proposal is a joint effort with several individuals on the IUPUI and IU Bloomington campuses. Other team members include Gabriel Filippelli, professor of earth sciences at IUPUI and director of the IU Center for Urban Health; David Burr, distinguished professor and associate vice chancellor for research at IUPUI; Michael Reece, professor and associate dean at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington; Sarah Wiehe, a pediatrician and public health researcher for Children’s Health Services Research at the IU School of Medicine; and Lisa Staten, associate professor and the director of the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at IUPUI.Todd Royer, associate professor in the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, talks about his proposal, “Shaping Our Future: Knowledge, Science and Governance for Sustainable Water Resources.”The audience listens to the presentations in Presidents Hall at IU Bloomington.Joseph Shaw, associate professor in the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, talks about his proposal, “Transforming Environmental Protection and Health for Indiana and Beyond.”Ellen Ketterson, distinguished professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology, talks about her proposal, “Preparing for Change: Sustaining Nature’s Assets, Public Health and Human Well-Being.”Anantha Shekhar, associate vice president for clinical affairs at IU and executive associate dean for research at the IU School of Medicine on the IUPUI campus, talks about his proposal, “Precision Health Initiative.”IU President Michael A. McRobbie mingles with those gathered at the reception following the Grand Challenges presentations.
