Destination Areas Initiative
Destination Areas 2.0 Projects
Research Frontiers
Transdisciplinary Communities
Nine areas of focus combine our existing academic and research strengths with innovative transdisciplinary teams, tools, and processes.
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Adaptive Brain and BehaviorAiming to explore the dynamic nature of the brain as it changes and adapts across the lifespan and to a variety of different contexts. We strive to apply our understanding of the brain to improve quality of life.
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Creativity + InnovationFocusing on the curricular innovation.
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Data and DecisionsSeeking to advance the human condition and society with better decisions through data.
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Economical and Sustainable MaterialsInnovating the future of manufacturing from atoms to systems through integrated discovery of materials, processes, and technologies while serving society through novel and resilient products and jobs creation.
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Equity and Social Disparity in the Human ConditionTreating equity in the human condition as the ultimate goal of service in the spirit of Ut Prosim.
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Global Systems ScienceFostering transdisciplinary study of the dynamic interplay between natural and social systems.
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Integrated SecurityFocusing on understanding and fostering a world in which individuals, institutions, and nations are secured by technology and social systems that follow ethical principles and promote values of social justice.
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Intelligent Infrastructure for Human-Centered CommunitiesFocusing on bringing visionary humanists and technologists together to create the framework for infrastructure innovation and the reinvention of community.
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PolicyDeveloping novel approaches to policymaking and policy analysis by focusing on the dynamics of complex decision making in multiple contexts and policy settings.