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What is the Grand Challenge?

Grand Challenges are ambitious but achievable goals that harness science, technology, and innovation to solve important national or global problems and that have the potential to capture the public鈥檚 imagination.听On April 2, 2013, President Obama听听companies, research universities, foundations听and philanthropists to join him in identifying and pursuing the Grand Challenges of the 21^st听肠别苍迟耻谤测.

Our world is facing significant issues with a changing environment, increasing populations and limited resources. The intersection of people, resources and our planet is where 抖阴旅行射 Boulder can use its expertise in space-based observation and exploration to address our world鈥檚 most pressing problems.听

How will 抖阴旅行射 Boulder address this challenge?

Our Space. Our Future. fuses 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 unique strengths in Earth, space and social sciences with new technologies and partners to address the pace and pattern of changes for our environment, our resources and our听planet.

We will:

Develop pathways to connect critical earth and听space science knowledge to stakeholders and decision makers through the incorporation of social science and education with earth and space science efforts.
Create an environment within which academia, industry and government work collaboratively to solve problems of national and international importance.
Build new infrastructure and capabilities that support 抖阴旅行射 Boulder's Earth and space science efforts听while increasing 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 stature nationally and internationally.
Create new ways for education and training of students to meet national needs in the emerging Earth and space exploration sectors.
Increase the number of听federal and commercial partners engaged in 抖阴旅行射 Boulder earth and space exploration efforts, allowing 抖阴旅行射 Boulder to successfully compete for both traditional and nontraditional funding opportunities.

April 2, 2013
President Obama calls听on听companies, research universities, foundations听and philanthropists to join him in identifying and pursuing the Grand Challenges of the 21^st听肠别苍迟耻谤测.
September 14, 2015
The University of Colorado Boulder announces a campus-wide Grand Challenge听committed to transforming the landscape of space exploration and finding pathways to address significant issues our planet faces.
Two initiatives are introduced into the Our Space. Our Future. portfolio upon lanch:
May 4, 2016
The 2016听听grants, awarded by the Offices of the Provost and the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, introduce new and promising research into the already vibrant mix of Grand Challenge projects, enhancing directions already underway and expanding into new and exciting areas of opportunity.
August 30, 2016
抖阴旅行射 Boulder launches a brand new program for undergraduate students as part of the growing Grand Challenge portfolio.
September 19, 2016
抖阴旅行射 Boulder's Grand Challenge continues to gain momentum as听the university and听听announce a partnership to provide with access to DigitalGlobe鈥檚 industry-leading high-resolution satellite imagery, data听and analytics tools in order听to advance earth and space science research.
March 6, 2017
A unique Grand Challenge project in its inclusiveness, the multi-disciplinary听center is primed to investigate an under-appreciated but important issue: the diversity, nature and justification of theories about the past, and how they inform our understanding of both the present and the future.
June 1, 2017
The听Grand Challenge听initiative announces a new call for proposals听for the 2017听Grand Challenge, with the goal of building听on and expanding the accomplishments of current programs and efforts.
September 19, 2017
Grand Challenge expands portfolio with three new projects
The cross-campus听Grand Challenge听initiative announces the selection of three new additions to the Grand Challenge portfolio: the Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center (SWx TREC); the听; and the Magnetic听CubeSat Constellation for Advanced Navigational Models project.听