GRAND FORKS — AI, autonomous systems, healthcare, energy, national security and rural communities all will be focuses for the University of North Dakota’s relaunched Grand Challenges initiative.
Bryant Smalley, associate vice president for research and discovery development, said the renewal of the initiative will include more chances for people to get involved.
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“We wanted to be sure that there were more opportunities,” he said.
UND held a relaunch for the initiative on Tuesday, Oct. 27. According to UND’s website, the university in 2017 identified five areas of historical strengths where it is “well-positioned to find interdisciplinary solutions to complex problems with substantial social impact,” which started the initiative.
Mike Mannausau, vice president of development at the UND Alumni Association and Foundation, said the previous Grand Challenges demonstrated “how powerful it can be when UND comes together with faculty expertise, research and real-world impact around issues that matter.” The previous initiative also helped with the success of the
as it connected donors to meaningful work.
“These six new grand challenges build on the foundation by addressing some...