Addressing our planet’s most complex issues requires new perspectives and visionary action. Grand Challenges goes beyond team science to holistically tackle wicked problems from every angle. We draw upon UC Davis’s enduring strengths, capacity for innovation and culture of collaboration — bringing together world-class researchers from all areas of study to address the Earth’s most daunting challenges.
Built from a foundation of grassroots work and prioritized by leaders across UC Davis, Grand Challenges cultivates and champions work to understand and positively impact the devastating effects of these challenges. The work done by our campus community will serve as a model for the global community and enable our world to move forward with equity and resilience.
As additional challenges are considered for future launch, nominations and suggestions are welcome. As you think about your ideas, please keep the following criteria in mind.
Criteria for Challenge selection:
Some of the challenges currently under consideration are:
Broken Food Systems
Brain Health/Healthy Aging
Wellness
Sustainable Living in Extreme Environments
We continue to hear from our campus community to identify pressing challenge areas. If you believe there is a challenge area that meets the above criteria, we would like to hear from you! Also, if you have feedback or want to get involved in the Grand Challenges mission, please email us at [email protected].
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