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Grand Challenges is a five-year initiative of curricular innovation, faculty development, and community engagement at Vassar College, founded in 2018 with the help of a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
02/17/2023
Don’t have plans for the summer? Don’t worry about it! Come to Rocky 300 this Wednesday February 22 to hear about Summer Research Opportunities happening over the summer! You’ll hear from the program directors themselves and hear from students who have participated!
02/07/2023
Join Vassar Alumni and Faculty in STEM tonight at 6 in the Class of 1951 Reading Room (2nd floor of the Library), for an in depth conversation about career paths as POC in the STEM field.
04/06/2022
Final weeks of the semester! Looking for a way to decompress? Join EPI and Relational Uprising tomorrow, April 6th in the Kenyon Club Room to take about some community building 🤩 Storytelling will be accompanied by music and food from LOVE FEAST! Stop by from 12-2!
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02/21/2022
REMINDER: EPI has a storytelling project coming soon, and today is the deadline to reach out!
Happy New Year and welcome back to campus! ♥️
Are you looking for a work study job or know another student who is? Apply to be an intern with Grand Challenges! We are looking for any driven 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year students who want to take part in fostering inclusivity in STEM at Vassar 🤩.
Here’s the link to the job posting!: https://vassar.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/jobxJobdetailPrint.aspx?JobId=6717&win=True
Have any questions? Shoot an email to [email protected] and we will be sure to get back to you. Happy applying!
11/30/2021
Want to discuss how we can make Lab settings more accessible at Vassar? Join us this Saturday for a focus group at the ALANA center at 2pm! Bring your friends 🤩!
10/08/2021
Finding a good way to end the week and decompress? Join the Grand Challenges Catalyst on TODAY from 3pm-5pm in the CCMPR for a fun mixer, with STEM faculty and students🤩! Learn more about Grand Challenges and research done by Catalysts over the summer. Food and beverages will be provided. Email Clarissa, ([email protected]) or Leslie ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
09/29/2021
Have some free time on your hands today? Stop by the URSI Poster Session at 5:30pm to catch a glimpse of some of the research done by our summer students regarding research on inclusivity! Our Summer Catalyst Program includes posters 50-52 🤩
Hi students!
Looking for an end-of-the-semester event to attend? Or, just want to learn a little bit more about Grand Challenges? Join our laid back event in Tent 3, where we have CAKE POPS! Head over in one hour, the event is from 2-3pm! See you there 😎
04/10/2021
CHECK THIS OUT!! The Misc wrote an article about our Coral Reef Crochet 🧶 Project last week! The project is located in the Bridge if you’re interested in taking a look :)
04/01/2021
Trying to find a relaxing event during your spring break? Join Grand Challenges today from 3-6pm in the Bridge Building 🥼🧪to view our Crochet Coral Reef project! Enjoy some seaweed snacks while you’re there!!