The grand challenges of today – protecting human health; understanding the food, energy, water nexus; exploring the universe at all scales – will not be solved by one discipline alone. They require convergence: the merging of ideas, approaches and technologies from widely diverse fields of knowledge to stimulate innovation and discovery.
I3R is growing convergence research and fostering collaboration to address Grand Challenges.
Our Initial Grand Challenge
We are thrilled to introduce the Inspire Fund, a charitable giving effort to grow key institute initiatives.
Establishing the fund is a major milestone, giving friends of I³R an opportunity to join us in solving 'wicked' problems and advancing the institute's mission with their charitable contributions.
To enable strategic giving and ensure focused impact, the institute will annually select key initiatives to be funded. In alignment with the university's focus on student success and the institute's emphasis on education and empowerment, the first priority initiative to be funded is undergraduate research.
Interested in providing more undergraduate research opportunities at the U of A? Make a tax-deductible contribution to I3R's Inspire Fund.
