Many universities have recently announced grand challenges initiatives, which are large university-wide efforts targeted at solving important real world problems, such as reducing homelessness or finding a cure to a disease. Earlier this fall, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) convened their first ever faculty and community workshop with the goal of a developing a grand challenge for their campus and city.
The UAB event brought together nearly 200 faculty and community members to exchange their grand challenge ideas, brainstorm more inclusive themes, and form potential working groups to submit proposals for $5 million in grand challenge seed funding from UAB over five years. The winning group will be expected to cultivate this seed and attract additional research funding to tackle their proposed challenge.
The workshop was highly engaging and EAB was honored to attend and present at the event—it also yielded three key insights in building such a workshop.
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