Strategic Initiatives
Environment and Sustainability
Interdisciplinary research teams are focusing on global environmental change, renewable energy resources, environmental quality, and sustainable living.
Molecular Life Sciences and Biophysics
Multidisciplinary programs directed at a comprehensive understanding of biological processes at the cellular, molecular, biochemical, and physical levels. The programs will have a major focus on biophysics and biomedical studies and their respective applications. The initiative includes faculty from Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Physics & Astronomy and the faculty of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Faculty in the sciences and mathematics have joined forces to provide materials for K-12 teachers of science and mathematics, to bring the excitement of science and mathematics to the classroom, and to encourage students to consider studying science and mathematics in college.