FAIRFAX, Va., May 6 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
As the university'sGrand Challenge Initiative (GCI) enters its second year,George Mason University today announced funding for seven catalyst research projects and the launch of the Grand Challenge Research Exchange-quarterly convenings for all GCI-related researchto accelerate solutions to the grand challenge of our time.
"We have placed our first bets on building a better future for humanity," said President Gregory Washington. "These awards represent the very best of George Mason faculty research. They sit at a crossroads where the world's greatest problems meet our faculty's greatest research strengths to solve them. At a time when the world's greatest c...