Department of Medicinal Chemistry head Gunda Georg will serve on the new campus-wide Grand Challenges Research Strategies group. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Karen Hanson solicited suggestions for membership from all Twin Cities
campus deans, seeking a group of
senior faculty who could take an expansive and informed view and yet be
open to extensive consultation with all levels and elements of our
campus.
The group has been charged with gathering perspectives from across the
campus on the cross-disciplinary areas of research and scholarship where the University has, or are poised to have, exceptional strength and a competitive
advantage. In consultation with faculty, staff, and students, and
with relevant external experts, they will then suggest which of these
areas might best align with the Grand Challenge criteria outlined by the
Strategic Planning Workgroup.
