URBAN FUTURES Next Lives Here
Urban Futures is the name of the University of Cincinnati’s strategic investments in research infrastructure, talent and activities in four verticals: 1. Computational research (Digital Futures); 2. The arts, humanities, and social/behavioral sciences (Society & Culture); 3. Biomedical & sustainability R&D (Bioscience & the Bioeconomy); and 4. The development of P3 projects and partnerships. Urban Futures is a key component of Research2030, UC’s strategic plan for research and Next Lives Here, UC’s strategic Direction.
ILLUMINATE The Future
Rapid acceleration of the migration phenomenon known as ‘urbanization’ + meteoric advances in technology = A better future for all. Right? …Not necessarily. ‘Urban Futures’, administered by the UC Office of Research, is the name of a portfolio of investments in research that addresses the multitude of societal challenges posed by urbanization.
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TRANSFORM The Future
Digital Futures is the name of UC’s brand new, 180k square foot research facility designed to foster collaboration, moonshot thinking, and high–risk/high–reward, applied research. The faculty, staff, and students affiliated with Digital Futures are actively partnering with industry, government, and the community to solve problems that matter and improve people’s lives.
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ELEVATE The Future
Centered on growing programs of excellence in the non-STEMM disciplines at UC, our ‘Society & Culture’ vertical is elevating research that expands our knowledge about that which makes us human and the arts, as an expression of this very idea.
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IMAGINE The Future
Centered on growing programs of excellence in the STEMM disciplines at UC, our ‘Bioscience & Bioeconomy’ vertical capitalizes on the breadth of our research expertise.
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UNIFY The Future
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Let’s start something new!
Urban Futures researchers at UC seek to partner with you to conduct research, discover, develop, and deploy novel solutions for the betterment of society. Reach out to the UC Office of Research today.
University Hall Suite 540 ML0663
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0663