Year One community-building events
The goal of the community-building events is to provide faculty with a forum for collaborating across disciplines to start identifying potential research goals. For each grand challenge theme, faculty may register for the in-person or virtual event. Faculty are welcome to attend events for any challenge of interest to them. Once you’re registered, tell us about your expertise and which grand challenges you’re interested in exploring. This will enable the Office of Research and Innovation to begin identifying and matching scholars with similar interests.
Faculty speakers:n· Judy Wu-Smart, entomologyn· Brian Couch, biological sciencesn· Wendy Smith, mathematics and Center for Science, Mathematics u0026 Computer Education
Faculty speakers: n· Virginia Chaidez, nutrition and health sciences u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/huhing2_unl_edu/EZv2dzCH-3dGkcd1hoPavIsBqA3jEBpMuwvzNAITbEhQKA?e=xH7F8Mu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Katie Edwards, educational psychology u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Edwards-Grand-Challenges-Talk-9.19.21.pdfu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/huhing2_unl_edu/EbLNkEcfmf5GsMDtxDHgcRYBnIH1Ozkf07PY_oudlkJtkA?e=eF86Jlu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Deirdre Cooper Owens, history u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/huhing2_unl_edu/EaNyd_b6I0ZNvpn67Y0dFV4BVMmuWqlklhPBJiGGHjrbOg?e=DGs0Mpu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003e
Faculty speakers:n· Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/huhing2_unl_edu/EXjB2BZoSyBLtpmLY6qVdrYBNQjofVlxMctVT4OJFxAYDQ?e=HJr5fMu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Byron Chaves, Department of Food Science and Technology u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/CHAVES-Grand-Challenges-SEPT28.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003en· Craig Allen, School of Natural Resources and Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/Allen-grand_challenges-PPTmaster.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e
Faculty speakers:n· Gina Matkin, agricultural leadership, education and communication u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/11/Matkin-Anti-Racism-and-Racial-Equity.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003en· Jordan Soliz, communication studies, Communication u0026 Identity Lab u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/11/Soliz-Anti-Racism-and-Racial-Equity.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003en· Colette Yellow Robe, Student Support Services, Native American studies
Faculty speakers:n· Eve Brank, psychology, Center on Children, Families and the Law u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/11/Brank.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003en· Dipti Dev, child, youth and family studies u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/11/Dev.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003en· Lisa Knoche, Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/11/Knoche.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e
Faculty speakers:n· Jesse Fleming, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/EYDGQFw-245JgGWqQRo6bCgBBqpvknJSMIM6gMvtzvMaug?e=I4gNL8u0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Abdelghani Laraoui, electrical and computer engineering u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/1-Laraoui.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/EfZJ1EdK8wFAougMXe6RR2EB1v0xHxuzqOjrw1K0EpLoqg?e=p4xHbQu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Xia Hong, physics u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/2-Hong.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/EZ4HFsxNPwpMmrfLyATWgVoBUi2qrfrQX3gRe6hJqkPYkw?e=iYppGau0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en
Faculty speakers:n· Ross Dixon, earth and atmospheric sciences u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/Dixon.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/EftzzHKMCh9JhBpYVbKAWOgB4thC60_r8zp_qFePNtqB0A?e=mvhwShu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Martha Shulski, natural resources u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/Shulski.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/Ea2cDLbtxWJGkqgrtoKacWEBAeVm4_xwolOwyf2vJAqVGQ?e=0yVaB2u0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003en· Zhenghong Tang, architecture u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/grandchallenges/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/Tang.pptxu0022u003eView PowerPoint slidesu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://uofnelincoln-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/nmeier2_unl_edu/EVnNZ-oj_OZNv9vDjOd3YAYBs8NyTd405Nhpke3pM5Nk3Q?e=IzBXhLu0022u003eWatch videou003c/au003e
Other events
Grand Challenges Lunch and Learn
u003cpu003eLearn about how another institution is focusing on finding solutions to some of the world’s most significant problems. Jennifer Lyon Gardner, Ph.D., will share her experience implementing u003ca href=u0022https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eBridging Barriersu003c/au003e, the campus-wide research grand challenges program at the University of Texas at Austin.nnDr. Lyon Gardner is Deputy Vice President for Research at Texas. Before joining the Office of the Vice President for Research at UT, she founded and directed the Strategic Research Initiatives team in its College of Natural Sciences. She served on the board of directors for the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) from 2017 to 2021.
Grand Challenges RFP Town Hall (virtual)
Grand Challenge steering committee members and staff of the Office of Research and Innovation are hosting a virtual town hall to provide information about the Grand Challenges RFP process and take faculty questions about RFP requirements.
Humanizing the Grand Challenges: Partnering to Achieve Excellence and Impact
Join us for a workshop to help the university community understand opportunities, lessons learned and benefits surrounding reciprocal partnerships among scholars in the arts, humanities, sciences and engineering.
Centering your Proposal’s DEI Plan in the Diversity Science Literature
This interactive workshop will focus on supporting individuals and teams developing diversity, equity and inclusion plans for proposals with a focus on the Grand Challenges RFP.
Grand Challenges Micro Lab
The Micro Lab will help scholars connect and prepare for the first Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition. The Office of Research and Innovation has partnered with KnowInnovation to create a highly engaging, interactive event that will provide opportunities for networking and developing research ideas in response to the seven Grand Challenge themes. This virtual event will provide the groundwork for an in-person scoping workshop later in 2022.
Grand Challenges Town Hall
Grand Challenge steering committee members and staff of the Office of Research and Innovation are hosting a second virtual town hall to provide information about the Grand Challenges RFP process and take faculty questions about RFP requirements.
Grand Challenges Town Hall
Grand Challenge steering committee members and staff of the Office of Research and Innovation are hosting a third virtual town hall to provide information about the Grand Challenges RFP process and take faculty questions about RFP requirements. u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/events/event_nuramp.php?EMSEventUUID=6d330fea-fcd3-47c3-9991-dc55574f5d76u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022u003eRegister to receive a Zoom link.u003c/au003e
Grand Challenges Town Hall
Grand Challenge steering committee members and staff of the Office of Research and Innovation are hosting a fourth virtual town hall to provide information about the Grand Challenges RFP process and take faculty questions about RFP requirements. u003ca href=u0022https://research.unl.edu/events/event_nuramp.php?EMSEventUUID=041520fb-dacb-4eea-b8e0-e840d45f8645u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022u003eRegister to receive a Zoom link.u003c/au003e
COVID-19 Event Protocol:
- Your health and safety, and the health and safety of our staff and vendors, is our top priority. As always, if you are experiencing symptoms of an illness of any kind, please do not attend the event.
- The Safer Community App will be checked every time you enter the event space for UNL employees. Face coverings can be removed while eating, drinking or while outdoors. Campus visitors are expected to follow the current face covering policy.
- Make sure to review the Chancellor’s latest COVID-19 Update prior to the event.
