To identify practical enhancements to Randomized Controlled Trials in order to increase the external validity of applied research in economics

To study how credibility and impact of research artifacts influence scholarly research activities

To document and prototype innovative approaches to the online teaching of place-based courses

To investigate the impact of autonomous vehicles on public health outcomes and labor markets across different socio-economic groups

To ensure the continuity of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V) by supporting critical employees and providing necessary equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

To study how new computational techniques move from open source communities into academic research

To conduct research that contributes to a more accurate, cost-effective 2030 Decennial Census and to the development of a universal statistical frame from multiple data sources

To investigate the impacts on students and their innovative activities when professors with expertise in Artificial Intelligence leave academia for positions in industry

To document and support the deployment of virtual training and community-development techniques in the open science community

To hold a three-day conference at the University of Manitoba in June 2021 that will provide increased awareness of Indigenous history and scientific accomplishments