October 14, 2024
Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Department of Defense's Minerva Research Initiative, DOD's signature university-led social science research program. There are six topics of interest: Societal Cohesion and Conflict; Advancing Influence Measurements; Artic at the Polar Crossroads; Cultural Resilience, Climate, and Human Security in Oceania; Social Impact of Technological Change; Deterrence and Competition Across Military and Civilian Spheres. Though not required, DOD strongly encourages interested researchers to submit white papers to osd.minerva@mail.mil no later than 3:00 PM ET on November 29, 2024. Full proposals must be submitted no later than 3:00 PM ET on February 28, 2025.