Promoting a research enterprise that prioritizes fairness, access, and broad societal impact is crucial for fostering exceptional, groundbreaking, and influential scholarly outcomes. As part of our ongoing efforts, we are proactively identifying, advocating for, and investing in faculty-driven exploration in areas of scientific discovery that address significant societal challenges. Specifically, we administered the OVPR Anti-Racism Grants program. We also integrated these values more actively into our Research Catalyst and Innovation (RCI) theme areas, yielding impressive first-year results. Our RCI and Bold Challenges programs implemented revised application requirements, asking applicants to detail how their proposed research project or program contributes to advising the mission, vision, and values of OVPR and the University.
Advancing Research Access, Social Impact, and Innovation
