Grand Challenges Initiative
Event Recap: Translating Bioengineering Discovery and Innovation into Industry and Societal Impact
Students filled the Ideation Zone to hear from Dr. Asuri. (Picture taken by Alex Lewandowski.) The Grand Challenges Initiative hosted an engaging and insightful…
Event Recap: You Don’t Get All the Facts: Leadership Lessons from Uncertain Times in Western Water Management
March 3 | Argyros Forum 209 The Grand Challenges Initiative hosted an insightful and timely conversation with Camille Calimlim Touton, former Commissioner of the…
E. Daniel Cárdenas Vásquez, Ph.D. – Restructuring Ultra-Soft Microgel Pastes with Tunable Shear Thinning and Thickening for Controlled Injectable Delivery
At our 2026 GCI Postdoc Showcase, Postdoctoral Fellow E. Daniel Cárdenas-Vásquez submitted a poster about experimental and in-silico rheomechanics-assisted biophysical principles of synthetic biomaterials for regenerative…
Cassandra Maya, Ph.D. – Edible Insects as Human Food
Cassandra Maya, Ph.D. presents her research at the GCI Postdoc Showcase in March 2026. At our 2026 GCI Postdoc Showcase, Postdoctoral Fellow Cassandra…
Sayani Ghosh, Ph.D. – The Quantum Hammersley Clifford Theorem
Sayani Ghosh, Ph.D. presents her research at the GCI Postdoc Showcase in March 2026. At our 2026 GCI Postdoc Showcase, Postdoctoral Fellow Sayani Ghosh…
GCI Showcase: Fall 2025
Soren Marius and Michael Kenny presenting their GCI project. Grand Challenges Initiative Showcase: Celebrating Innovation and Collaboration On Friday, December 5, 2025, the Grand…
Diabetes Risk Calculator: Your Health Starts with Knowing Your Risk
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about a cost-effective tool that will allow individuals to assess their…
Who's phishing in my emails?
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about an interactive, educational game that will help people with identifying…
F.E.T.C.H: Fully
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about accessible animal emotion tracking tools that could improve owner-pet empathy…
Small Oil
At our 2025 GCI Fall Showcase, a group of students presented a poster about the importance of vehicle engine condition for advancement in vehicle…
Progress in Action
Our GCI 250 students have been hard at work, making exciting progress on their interdisciplinary group projects. Each team has been using their creative…