Our group took on the GCI challenge presented by Dean Lyon to find sustainability in a world of ubiquitous computing. We found a number of green approaches to accomplishing this goal and researched the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Analyzing our research we have determined which solutions would be viable options to implement on
Over the last decade, the United States has seen an unacceptable amount of school related gun violence. In order to solve this grand challenge, our team has partnered with Safe Kids Inc. to assist them with the development and distribution of their violence prevention programs. We have created and distributed two surveys that will provide
Our goal is to improve poor cybersecurity behavior via a multi-lesson educational website. Teaching Cybersecurity Best Practices Poster
Consumption of single use water bottles has significantly increased which has negatively affected the environment. PLA (Polylactide) plastic is an alternative to conventional plastics because of biodegradability. Our grand challenge is to minimize plastic pollution. One solution to this problem could be replacing conventional plastics with biodegradable PLA plastic. We created a biodegradable single use
Understanding how COVID-19 can further extort preexisting complications in obese patients is our primary goal. This is a problem because patients who are obese or are at risk of obesity should be informed of ways they can help themselves and how COVID-19 will affect them. COVID-19 and Obesity: The Relationship Between Two Pandemics Poster
We share 98% of our DNA with gorillas. A lot of the mountain gorillas residing in Africa get sick and die from human transmitted illnesses. This is a problem because without gorillas, entire forests wouldn’t exist as they help disperse seeds. With more animals going extinct, it is human’s responsibility to save the ones we
Our team’s goal is to reform the Electoral College to better represent the American people. The current Electoral College system discourages citizens to vote and does not accurately represent citizens’ wants. Reforming the Electoral College Poster
The negatively biased information from news leads to a negative mood in people such as anxiety and depression, creating even biased perspectives. To alleviate the negative mood and improve the positive psychological health, we decided to create a website that brings positive information to our website users, providing positive information that relieves their negative bias.
Our idea is to use our $1.4 billion budget to create low income, transitional housing communities which would act as a bridge between homelessness and independence by providing homeless people with access to shelter, as well as mental health facilities and therapy offices. We would also like to implement resources like job fairs, financial advising,
Welcome to this year’s virtual GCI Showcase! Projects will be online for viewing and judging all week, with live Q&A with student teams on Friday, May 14. Our program kicks off at 1 p.m. with welcoming remarks from Dr. Greg Goldsmith, Director of the Grand Challenges Initiative before attendees are invited to disperse into breakout