Global Research and Consulting Group

GRC helps global non-profits, social impact startups, and governmental organizations achieve their goals while simultaneously empowering students at top universities to give back to the community.
Finding Solutions to Make Housing More Affordable
2023 Essay Competition

Finding Solutions to Make Housing More Affordable

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Duc Dung Nguyen In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.2 The agenda outlined the Sustainable Development Goals, one of
The Correlation between Clean Water and Quality of Life
2023 Essay Competition

The Correlation between Clean Water and Quality of Life

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Max Min Introduction: A pressing global health concern that I wish to investigate more deeply is how we might remedy the lack of access to
The Alignment Problem
2023 Essay Competition

The Alignment Problem

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Lucinda Peng The rampant rise of AI has rapidly resulted in real ethical and existential concerns for society. Not discrediting the plethora of potential positive
Technology for Good:
A Deep Dive into Deepmind's AlphaFold
2023 Essay Competition

Technology for Good: A Deep Dive into Deepmind's AlphaFold

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 5 By Rohan Kuruvila Introduction For decades on end, scientists have been stuck on one singular issue that could lead to massive advancements in healthcare and the
Bridging Theoretical Ideals and Real-World Realities: Welfare Economics in the Pursuit of Balanced Societal
Well-being
2023 Essay Competition

Bridging Theoretical Ideals and Real-World Realities: Welfare Economics in the Pursuit of Balanced Societal Well-being

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Nicholas Li “The term welfare economics refers to a general framework for normative analysis, that is, for evaluating different choices that society may make.” As
The Underdeveloped Healthcare System In Africa
2023 Essay Competition

The Underdeveloped Healthcare System In Africa

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Linh Anh Hoang Tran “Africa’s problem is not its own,” said Paul Epstein, associate director of the Center for Health and Global Environment at
Leveraging Space Technology to Cure World Hunger
2023 Essay Competition

Leveraging Space Technology to Cure World Hunger

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 10 By Junjie Yan and Zhouhan Wu As weeks pass by, the outline of her bones that once used to be hidden under her plump arms became
Global Health: Nutrition
2023 Essay Competition

Global Health: Nutrition

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 5 By Julianne Tan “We’ve got the fattest, least fit generation of kids, ever.” This shocking statement by James O. Hill, a nutritionist at the University
The Potential of the Carbon Fee and Dividend System in Addressing Climate Change
2023 Essay Competition

The Potential of the Carbon Fee and Dividend System in Addressing Climate Change

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 10 By Pham Tran Bao Chau Summer 2023 has broken existing records for heatwaves, wildfires, and many other natural disasters. Scientific reports all point toward climate change
Averting the Path to Environmental Doom: The Power of the Mushroom
2023 Essay Competition

Averting the Path to Environmental Doom: The Power of the Mushroom

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 5 By Darren Chen and Allison Zhao “We are on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5-degree Celsius limit” (United Nations 2022)
The Future of Drug Discoveries:
Target Identification and Artificial
Intelligence
2023 Essay Competition

The Future of Drug Discoveries: Target Identification and Artificial Intelligence

GRC 2023 Global Essay Competition Top 30 By Kevin Chung As the Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) disease unfurls throughout sub-Saharan Africa, target identification using artificial intelligence (AI) powered analytics tools and software could
Changing Nonprofit Cooperation: Non-Monetary Nonprofit Alliances
ESG

Changing Nonprofit Cooperation: Non-Monetary Nonprofit Alliances

Historically, local nonprofit organizations have taken two main methods in order to increase their impact: social alliances, which includes the incorporation of a for-profit entity as a main sponsor for the nonprofit organization,
Is Hong Kong Becoming a Cashless City?
Development

Is Hong Kong Becoming a Cashless City?

Around the globe, Hong Kong ranks 4th in network coverage, providing over 15,000 public hotspots for users to have access to the Internet. Hong Kong’s high smartphone penetration rate of 90%
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Progress or Push for Chinese Dominance?
Development

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Progress or Push for Chinese Dominance?

China's emergence into the 21st century poses significant concerns in regards to their investment in foreign infrastructure.
Raising the Temperature on Agricultural Commodities
Sustainability

Raising the Temperature on Agricultural Commodities

Global warming's influence on global agriculture supply has significant implications for agricultural commodities.
Trump's Coal Promises: The Economic Rewards and Repercussions
Sustainability

Trump's Coal Promises: The Economic Rewards and Repercussions

Years following his election, what does Trump's promises of coal mean for the American coal economy?
China's Belt & Road Initiative
Development

China's Belt & Road Initiative

China's investment in foreign infrastructure poses economic and political security issues for the developed world.
Taking Design Thinking to the Nonprofit Sector
ESG

Taking Design Thinking to the Nonprofit Sector

How nonprofits can take lessons from the entrepreneurial world to craft effective, impactful solutions to pressing problems.
Rethinking the Environmental Impact of Meat
Sustainability

Rethinking the Environmental Impact of Meat

Is vegetarianism truly better for the environment? Perhaps not. What are the other factors that go into domestic food production?