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The University of Florida is committing more than $17 million to an ambitious new initiative aimed at solving some of society’s most urgent problems while redefining the role of a land-grant university for the 21st century.
From restoring trust in the media and technology to putting Americans back on track toward living longer and healthier lives, the overarching goal is to improve life today on multiple fronts, said Joe Glover, UF provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
"This project is really a collection of ‘moonshots’ -- really hard problems and grand challenges that rely on collaboration among colleagues from all areas of the university," Glover said. "It takes a comprehensive research university to do these things -- where the voyage and the discoveries along the way are perhaps even more important than the final goal."