• Don't miss the Formula 1 Grand Prix Qatar, one of three title races in 2023, as well as the MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar. (qatarairways.com)
  • This week marks the 12th week the Grand Rapids Chamber team has been working remotely. (grandrapids.org)
  • In April, the Greater Grand Rapids Chamber Foundation announced its Rapid Response Economic Relief Fund . (grandrapids.org)
  • The Grand Rapids Chamber remains confident that our collaborative spirit, along with the work ethic of West Michigan, will guide us into a brighter future together. (grandrapids.org)
  • GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Accessible and affordable childcare is key to unlocking Michigan's economic potential and recouping nearly $3B in lost activity while better meeting. (grandrapids.org)
  • GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Minnesota transportation officials on Wednesday announced the launch of a self-driving shuttle project in Grand Rapids. (cbsnews.com)
  • The mobility wallet that Feonix will deploy will support Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jackson, and surrounding areas. (govdelivery.com)
  • These low-income, urban Grand Rapids, Michigan neighborhoods are home to mostly Hispanic and African American residents and recent Asian and African immigrants. (cdc.gov)
  • With support from the Veggie Van mobile market program of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, the stores started stocking a variety of produce, from plantains, bananas, and avocados to locally sourced potatoes, onions, and tomatoes. (cdc.gov)
  • The Grand Challenges in Social Work Initiative is a call to action for our profession to solve our nation's social problems, while advancing this work through science and technology. (socialworker.com)
  • For more than 100 years, a grand challenges framework has prompted groups, professions, and institutions to find new ways to focus on meeting the greatest needs of society and to solve problems. (socialworker.com)
  • Grand Challenges is a collection of grant programmes that fosters innovation to solve key global health and development problems. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Marcus Shingles is the chief executive officer of the XPRIZE Foundation, the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world's grandest challenges. (northwestern.edu)
  • The idea of the Water Portal is to bring all these projects and faculties together and encourage work across faculties to solve challenges in the water field. (lu.se)
  • In response to the enormous and immediate need for support during COVID-19, UCLA partnered with Beyoncé's BeyGOOD initiative and Jack Dorsey's Start Small fund to create an online COVID-19 Care Package. (ucla.edu)
  • This article is based on a series of conversations and materials shared in #MacroSW chats about the Grand Challenges Initiative for Social Work during 2016. (socialworker.com)
  • What is the Grand Challenges Initiative? (socialworker.com)
  • The Grand Challenges Initiative creates a vision that encompasses creating optimal human and social conditions. (socialworker.com)
  • What are #MacroSW social workers saying about the Grand Challenges Initiative? (socialworker.com)
  • USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a sweeping new initiative known as the Salmonella Grand Challenge. (feedstuffs.com)
  • The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is pleased to announce that researchers from IARC and partner institutions are part of a team that has been awarded a grant of up to US$25 million over 5 years as part of the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative, which is coordinated by Cancer Research UK and the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI). (who.int)
  • The primary objective of the initiative is to regularly convene a forum through which international funders and partners discuss opportunities and challenges related to sustainable scaling up of health innovations to accelerate impact. (who.int)
  • Other partners in this initiative include GIZ, The World Bank, Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), Results for Development (R4D), USAID, Global Innovation Fund and others. (who.int)
  • The Grand Challenge 2018 Hackathon Guide - Kuala Lumpur! (techarp.com)
  • The Grand Challenge 2018 Hackathon series is coming up! (techarp.com)
  • It's time to show the world what you can do at the Grand Challenge 2018 hackathons ! (techarp.com)
  • The Grand Challenge 2018 Hackathons is a series of four different hackathons , each with a different challenge . (techarp.com)
  • EVERY team that registers for The Grand Challenge 2018 Johor will receive RM 150 CASH for travel expenses! (techarp.com)
  • A WHO AFRO 2018 Innovation Challenge winner, Dr. Frida Njogu-Ndongwe was announced as the new IDinsight East Africa Regional Director. (who.int)
  • ​(Hong Kong, October 16, 2021) ​ Organised by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) together with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Hong Kong's first ever City I&T Grand Challenge concluded its two-day Grand Pitch and Finale at Hong Kong Science Park today (October 16). (hkstp.org)
  • In a display of strong international collaboration, the solar-powered oxygen concentrators were installed in the Hanaano General Hospital, Dusamareb in Galmudug State, early in February 2021.WHO collaborated with Grand Challenge Canada (GCC), one of the innovation funders on this intervention. (who.int)
  • When Ms. Perryman and her staff were preparing their budget figures in the fall of 2016, little did they realize that what started as an idea to promote hiking on the numerous Mono trails, for a Canada 150 project, would result in a major contest, with considerable community support and a $7,600.00 Grand Prize for the winner. (citizen.on.ca)
  • In 2016, #MacroSW hosted seven chats, each focused on one of the grand challenges. (socialworker.com)
  • Now a well established global event, Beijing Design Week 2016 is focusing on the role of design in cities as it relates to major challenges and opportunities such as innovation, sustainability and the environment. (edu.au)
  • Grand Challenges Africa - launched last September by the African Academy of Sciences or AAS , the New Partnership for Africa's Development and international partners - will help to tackle the problem of low investment in research and development and to drive innovation that will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. (universityworldnews.com)
  • Tackle challenges in local 2-Player co-op by partnering up with a friend. (zavvi.com)
  • The Michigan Mobility Wallet Challenge is a collaborative effort, including MDOT, OFME, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), and the Michigan Poverty Task Force (PTF). (govdelivery.com)
  • This Grand Challenge is an opportunity for applicants to offer innovative improvements to marine and coastal resources in Massachusetts.The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) and the Seaport Economic Council (SEC) have partnered with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to offer this program. (mass.gov)
  • Our objective was to highlight 1) what being an EIP site has meant for participating health departments and associated academic centers, including accomplishments and challenges, and 2) the synergy between the state and federal levels that has resulted from the collaborative relationship. (cdc.gov)
  • Sharing these experiences should provide constructive insight to other public health programs and other countries contemplating a collaborative federal-local approach to collective public health challenges. (cdc.gov)
  • The EIP was established as a collaborative population-based surveillance program involving CDC, selected state health departments, and their chosen academic institution partners. (cdc.gov)
  • The $77,300 The Estates at TerraNova FEI 2* 1.45m Grand Prix crowned Olympic gold medalist Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and the 11-year-old Westphalian mare Chili (Consolidator x Belotte De La Vie Z/Berlin) as the winners during the TerraNova Hunter/Jumper Week 3 competition weekend. (theplaidhorse.com)
  • We partnered with Hyderabad EV Week, a kickoff week before the Hyderabad Grand E Prix. (veganoutreach.org)
  • When Marcel Grimard received a phone call informing him that he had won the Grand Prize in the Mono hiking challenge, he could hardly believe his good fortune. (citizen.on.ca)
  • That was always the plan should one of them win the grand prize. (citizen.on.ca)
  • Marcel, as did several other entrants, completed all 20 of the Mono hikes, but he was nevertheless still very surprised to hear from Mono's recreation director, Kim Perryman, that he was the Grand Prize winner. (citizen.on.ca)
  • However, before it even got off the planning board, Fred suggested to Kim that what it really needed was to be bigger and to make it truly unique, to include a spectacular grand prize. (citizen.on.ca)
  • With the Grand Prize established, Kim, Fred, and the Mono Recreation staff planned out the rest and many local businesses agreed to offer interim prizes, such as dinners out, to be awarded, throughout the duration of the Challenge, at Mono Council meetings. (citizen.on.ca)
  • Danville, Virginia - July 27, 2017 - VIRginia International Raceway is proud to announce the 73rd governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Ralph Northam, will serve as Grand Marshal for the road course's largest race of the year, the Michelin GT Challenge Aug. 19. (virnow.com)
  • Visit Grand Rounds On-Demand to browse upcoming and previous presentations. (cdc.gov)
  • Each of the four Grand Challenge finalists gave a demonstration of their tool and responded to questions from the panel of judges and an audience of life science researchers. (researchinformation.info)
  • They then answered questions from a live online audience of researchers attending virtually via the Elsevier Grand Challenge Q&A webinar. (researchinformation.info)
  • We feel, more than ever, that by listening to what researchers want, and by partnering with members of the community to co-develop tools to improve scientific communication, we can create some very innovative solutions together. (researchinformation.info)
  • Water Portal is a link between different actors and helps researchers, international partners and industry find the right contact person within the network. (lu.se)
  • Plant-based food was served at their marquee events, such as Rall-E Hyderabad, EV Summit, and the Mobility startup challenge. (veganoutreach.org)
  • Snowflake Startup Challenge: Entry Window Closing Soon! (snowflake.com)
  • Still debating if you should enter the Snowflake Startup Challenge? (snowflake.com)
  • Entering the Snowflake Startup Challenge is worth your valuable time. (snowflake.com)
  • The Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) is based on the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) grand challenges and is a multi-year, research-based program that is designed to prepare students to be 21st-century problem solvers. (ncsu.edu)
  • With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers were asked to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century. (ncsu.edu)
  • The Grand Challenges for Social Work were originally articulated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare as focal points for further action needed in the 21st century. (socialworker.com)
  • It aims at identifying industrial, scientific, commercial and financial partners for your R&D projects and innovations. (nutrevent.com)
  • LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) announce Michigan Mobility Wallet Challenge awards under the mobility wallet pilot program, which aims to increase the interoperability of transit services and create greater access and equity to personal mobility for Michigan residents. (govdelivery.com)
  • In the longer term, InfraLife aims to stimulate larger technology-, data- and challenge-driven cross-sectorial collaborations. (lu.se)
  • The NSF supports 37 teams to create novel materials to address grand societal challenges. (manufacturing.net)
  • What's inside the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap? (airport-technology.com)
  • In light of this, the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap is a 128-page document created by the US Government that explores the potential of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the US's vast aviation industry. (airport-technology.com)
  • The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Draft Roadmap along with an accompanying Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input. (asme.org)
  • The Nairobi meeting was convened by the AAS' Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa or AESA, which runs Grand Challenges Africa and is a platform for developing science strategies and capacity and funding health research. (universityworldnews.com)
  • To evolve its showcase, the Build America Awards now include a "Partnering Excellence" category to recognize those projects best epitomizing the principles of partnering. (agc.org)
  • African higher education must increase its interaction with the informal sector if it is to drive the continent's innovation agenda and respond to development challenges, said Professor Berhanu Abegaz, executive director of the African Academy of Sciences, at a gathering of 420 African innovators held to set the research agenda for Grand Challenges Africa. (universityworldnews.com)
  • We need to reorient our higher education systems to enable them to build a culture of innovation," he told University World News at a Grand Challenges Africa forum held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from 23-26 February. (universityworldnews.com)
  • East Africa is the biggest recipient of the Grand Challenges Africa innovation fund, receiving 54% of the money, followed by West and Southern Africa with 23% and 17% respectively. (universityworldnews.com)
  • There will also be health challenges related to the key areas, such as a quality of life challenge with daily tips to reduce stress, in May, and a safety challenge with tips on safe patient handling and mobility in June. (prnewswire.com)
  • UCLA Depression Grand Challenge's (DGC) self-guided website provides self-care strategies and exercises based on research-backed cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help people struggling with stress and anxiety brought on or worsened by the novel coronavirus pandemic. (ucla.edu)
  • Meanwhile, five local labs have partnered with UC San Diego to manufacture more coronavirus test kits. (nbcsandiego.com)
  • The Emerging Infections Program (EIP) is a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 10 state health departments working with academic partners to conduct active population-based surveillance and special studies for several emerging infectious disease issues determined to need special attention. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, the Challenge was so well received that Council and staff may be deluged with questions about what is next for the community. (citizen.on.ca)
  • At this years festival of design and creativity, UNSW is partnering with a number of leading Chinese and Australian partners to highlight Mad.Lab , a project which has its origins in the rapidly growing regional capital Chongqing. (edu.au)
  • Projects must be multidisciplinary and co-developed by Boise State faculty and a community partner(s). (boisestate.edu)
  • The Boise State community and external partners are encouraged to apply. (boisestate.edu)
  • These are just a few of the ways our business community has risen to these unique challenges. (grandrapids.org)
  • Industry partners like Messer make an impact on hundreds of elementary, middle school and high school students through community outreach," she said. (uc.edu)
  • To provide open channels and a contact platform for new research opportunities and innovation within the water sector for multidisciplinary collaboration within Lund University, as well as with business and the surrounding community in order to meet future challenges in water issues. (lu.se)
  • Marcel, an aircraft mechanic who lives in Orangeville with his wife Diane, had no idea he would end up the winner of a $7,600 adventure trip for two, to Norman Wells NWT, when he first entered the Challenge. (citizen.on.ca)
  • The Snowflake ecosystem also allows startups to integrate with a broad range of technology partners and take advantage of a global network where thousands of organizations mobilize data with Snowflake's near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. (snowflake.com)
  • MnDOT continues its commitment to collaborate with local communities and valued partners to find innovative ways to provide safe, accessible transportation options for all Minnesotans," said Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger from MnDOT. (cbsnews.com)
  • 3. Collaborate with partners including U.S. Federal Drug Administration to establish a unified respirator approval process. (cdc.gov)
  • Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. (cdc.gov)
  • Sign up on the Learning Connection home page for a free monthly e-newsletter to stay up to date on public health trainings from CDC, other federal agencies, and federally funded partners. (cdc.gov)
  • At CDC, the Public Health Grand Rounds are monthly presentations of major public health issues, focusing on challenges, cutting-edge scientific evidence, and the possible impact of interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • The HNHN Grand Challenge will connect and engage individual nurses, employers of nurses, state nurses associations, and specialty nurses associations to take action to improve their health in five key areas: physical activity, rest, nutrition, quality of life, and safety. (prnewswire.com)
  • Seventy state nurses associations, hospitals, nursing schools, and other healthcare organizations have already signed up as partners and committed to a variety to health goals, from increasing physical activity and improving nutrition to preventing burnout. (prnewswire.com)
  • Messer Construction Co. is partnering with the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and UC Health to establish two funds that support diversity and inclusion programs. (uc.edu)
  • Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • The school district could also partner with an outside lab or health care provider to facilitate the testing. (wnypapers.com)
  • The November session of Grand Rounds, " Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and Protecting Your Health " addressed current research needs and the many unknowns about per- and PFAS. (cdc.gov)
  • At a recent CDC Grand Rounds, climate and health experts shared information about changing disease patterns, health issues related to climate change, and the findings of the Third National Climate Assessment . (cdc.gov)
  • Research partners include five USDA agencies and 22 stakeholders that cross all commodities and scales of operation. (feedstuffs.com)
  • Wheeler said the team will use machine learning-based modeling to integrate ongoing research projects with extensive industry feedback and collaboration with outside partners. (feedstuffs.com)
  • The legislation calls the Secretary of Commerce, in collaboration with other Federal agencies, to establish six grand challenges. (meritalk.com)
  • Lauren Gordon is a Finance Partner at Grand Challenges Canada where she supports the Humanitarian Grand Challenge portfolio. (grandchallenges.ca)
  • Prior to joining the Grand Challenges Canada team, Lauren was a Senior Corporate Accountant at Wittington Investments, Limited and a Senior Assurance Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Canada and Scotland. (grandchallenges.ca)
  • More than 100 international donors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada and the United States Agency for International Development, were also there. (universityworldnews.com)
  • however, skill gaps present a challenge in low-resource settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • In his spare time, Marcus has partnered with the public school systems in Los Angeles and Boston to bring "exponential entrepreneurial" training and contemporary thinking to high school students in currently underserved communities. (northwestern.edu)
  • Grand Canyon National Park crews and equipment, as well as personnel and equipment from other national park units, in addition to local contractors are being utilized to support the endeavor. (nps.gov)
  • Driven by the dire need for pure, high-grade medical oxygen, we realized we had to act fast to save lives - and we did it with the support of our partners. (who.int)
  • The legislation, introduced today, would direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish "grand challenge" competitions to "achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity, including expanding our cybersecurity workforce, defending against artificial intelligence threats, and protecting our nation against cyberattacks. (meritalk.com)
  • Major hip-hop artists such as the City Girls, Young Boy NBA, Lil Durk, and Future have been participating in the viral "money challenge" along with ordinary people in an attempt to flaunt their cash. (thesource.com)
  • The Grand Rounds sessions also highlight how CDC and its partners are already addressing these challenges and discuss the recommendations for future research and practice. (cdc.gov)
  • In this talk, Bader will discuss the opportunities and challenges in massive data science for applications in social sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. (ted.com)
  • These combined opportunities ensure that scholars achieve a rich portfolio centered upon a Grand Challenge that builds five Core Competencies . (ncsu.edu)
  • Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) face many challenges and opportunities, keeping up with current customer demand while they transform from selling packaged products to offering cloud-based digital services. (softwareone.com)
  • Analyse the current state of your products, the challenges of modernisation, needs, and opportunities. (softwareone.com)
  • As a partner at Deloitte Consulting, Marcus examined the threats and opportunities associated with technological innovation. (northwestern.edu)
  • Marcus has more than 20 years of experience and, prior to XPRIZE, was a partner at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he worked with corporate executive teams to understand and plan for the opportunities and threats associated with disruptive technological innovation. (northwestern.edu)
  • Al, whose Cafe and Gallery on Hockley Road is a popular starting point for local Bruce Trail hikers, was immediately onboard, seeing this as an opportunity to promote tourism and hiking in the area and to use local businesses as points of interest for the hiking challenge participants. (citizen.on.ca)
  • Historically, grand challenges have been grounded in mathematical problem solving and have mobilized innovative solutions. (socialworker.com)
  • 5. Publish additional evaluation results of innovative PPT designs submitted to President Obama's Grand Challenge. (cdc.gov)
  • She encouraged participants especially young women to push for innovative changes even when facing challenges. (who.int)
  • He has been a Technology Partner of Advanced Technology Associates since 1981. (cra.org)
  • The Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Ms Rebecca Pun (left), and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Dr Sunny Chai (right), meet the media after the first City I&T Grand Challenge today (October 16). (hkstp.org)
  • In his welcoming remarks at the Grand Pitch, the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Alfred Sit, said, "The objective of organising the event is to explore I&T solutions that are closely related to daily lives and answer the needs of specific communities. (hkstp.org)
  • Unlike traditional applications in computational science and engineering, solving these social problems at scale often raises new challenges because of the sparsity and lack of locality in the data, the need for research on scalable algorithms and architectures, and development of frameworks for solving these real-world problems on high performance computers, and for improved models that capture the noise and bias inherent in the torrential data streams. (ted.com)
  • She was an active participant in CRA's Grand Research Challenges in Information Security & Assurance Conference in 2003, accompanying the briefing team to Capitol Hill and the National Press Club. (cra.org)
  • I also agree to receiving communications by email, post, SMS or social media about my membership account, offers and news from Qatar Airways and Privilege Club, Privilege Club partner offers and market research from time to time. (qatarairways.com)
  • The following resources in My Career Zone Digital provide some advice about dealing with things when they don't go as planned, developing resilience, developing a healthy work life balance, dealing with challenging issues at work and career wellbeing. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • But there are grand challenges in the water field, such as insufficient access to clean water, water contamination, flooding, droughts, international conflicts and even economic and political issues. (lu.se)
  • Water is one of the most important resources in society - the challenge is to handle it in a sustainable way. (lu.se)
  • Barton Malow Company won the Build America Grand Award for the Renovation of the Daytona International Speedway Grandstand. (agc.org)
  • News is exclusively debuting the first look at season 32 of the MTV reality hit competition series, which warns that Final Reckoning is 'the end of The Challenge as you know it. (eonline.com)
  • My amateur stock car racing days may be behind me, but I'm ready to get up close and personal to the fierce competition at the Michelin GT Challenge. (virnow.com)
  • The HNHN Grand Challenge will also provide a web platform to inspire action, cultivate friendly competition, provide content and resources to users, gather user data, and serve to connect nurses with each other, and with employers and organizations. (prnewswire.com)
  • The Chamber Foundation has also partnered with Chamber member Switch to offer the Frontline Food Fund . (grandrapids.org)
  • Sproull was a member of the organizing committee for CRA's Grand Challenges in Information Systems Conference in 2002. (cra.org)