What do water, the history of slavery in the United States, and the future of work all have in common? A lot.
At least, that's the foundation for a new center at the University of Michigan called the Center for Social Solutions. It's a place where researchers are delving into topics around race, the global environment and how to prepare changing societies for new technology and the workforce.
Steering the project is professor, historian and author Earl Lewis. EdSurge sat down with him at this year's ASU GSV summit, a gathering of thousands of education investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Arizona State University and GSB, a venture capital firm.
We talked with Lewis about how the center is using research to tackle some of the biggest challenges our world faces today.
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