Our I.R in the news section brings you the top global Interdisciplinary Research news.
Trent and York join forces to study aging
June 11, 2015
“As researchers and educators, we are all very comfortable working in interdisciplinary environments, and this is critical to the study of aging. At the end of the day, this is about developing better understandings of how to help all of us age more healthy, and new understanding of how to develop increasingly effective care models related to older people,” says Dr. William Gage, founding director of York's Centre For Aging Research And Education.
Why social sciences are just as important as STEM disciplines
June 9, 2015
As an educator at a leading research institution, I know that the future will involve ever-increasing interdisciplinary research taking place across ever-widening intellectual landscapes. Decades ago, pioneers worked at the interface between the sciences and engineering. Today, we create links among science, engineering, economics, public policy, law and communications to address global challenges such as how to ensure plentiful energy, food and potable water is available around the world. Such problems require more than just technical solutions.
The rules of the water
June 8, 2015
This summer an interdisciplinary research team led by Northeastern professor Geoff Trussell will study community organization and connectivity of rocky intertidal habitats throughout the Gulf of Maine. The project is intended to help inform the development of predictive ecological models that can be used to improve how these ecosystems are managed and preserved.
Government greenlights institute for history
June 8, 2015
The Luxembourg government at a cabinet meeting on Friday greenlighted a project to found as institute of contemporary history.
The new institute should open its doors in July next year, Education State Secretary Marc Hansen said in a press conference last week.
How to value research that crosses more than one discipline
July 31, 2015
Until the early 1900s, scholars took it for granted that they could draw on any area of knowledge to inform their thinking on the major questions of the day. Medieval polymaths such as Hildegard of Bingen (medicine, linguistics, botany, art, philosophy and music) opened the door to Victorian scholars such as Temple Chevallier (astronomy, theology and maths) and Thomas Young (medicine, physics, music and Egyptology).
UT Arlington Interdisciplinary Research Program projects reach across disciplines
July 29, 2015
ARLINGTON, Texas - Five collaborative research projects involving faculty from seven colleges and schools ranging from innovations in pain management to personal security have won inaugural Interdisciplinary Research Program awards through a University of Texas at Arlington initiative aimed at advancing true interdisciplinary research and enhance the University's competitive position nationally.
The Interdisciplinary Ecologist: Remembering a Great, Helping the Next
July 17, 2015
In 2008, in my first month of graduate school, ecologist Raphael Sagarin put me on a plane to Texas on an international, interdisciplinary mission. President George W. Bush was a lame duck and the construction of the U.S.-Mexico Border wall, visible on my descent into El Paso, was going forward at a steady but grueling pace.
Becoming More Interdisciplinary
July 14, 2015
I study the brain.
I examine how language and hence communication is represented in a brain and the impact disorders such as autism have on it. While my scientific training is primarily about study of speech and language, I have often lamented not being able to take an interdisciplinary approach to my work.
The diversity dividend: why interdisciplinarity strengthens research
August 7, 2015
Diversity matters in research. A representative research workforce will maximise the talent pool, and bring the full range of perspectives to bear on key questions. An open research system, where the public is meaningfully engaged, will deliver the best research and ensure it commands confidence and serves society’s needs. And importantly, a diversity of disciplines is needed to carry forward knowledge and understanding across the breadth of human endeavour and concern.
INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY, INSPIRED: DAL LAUNCHES NEW PHD IN HEALTH PROGRAM
Sept 29, 2015
Last Thursday, September 24, 60 faculty, students and community partners gathered to celebrate new PhD program, which will allow students to pursue new types of interdisciplinary research. It also builds on Dalhousie’s strengths in health and wellness research — one of the university’s priority research areas.
Interdisciplinary research by the numbers
Sept 16, 2015
Interdisciplinary work is considered crucial by scientists, policymakers and funders — but how widespread is it really, and what impact does it have? Scholars say that the concept is complex to define and measure, but efforts to map papers by the disciplines of the journals they appear in and by their citation patterns are — tentatively — revealing the growth and influence of interdisciplinary research.
Reuniting science and the liberal arts
Oct 12, 2015
To see the bigger picture, what is needed are scientists who understand and can manoeuvre through complex cultural and social situations, working together with cultural, business and societal leaders who are neither intimidated by nor antagonistic towards science, says the writer.
NSF awards $74.5 million to support interdisciplinary cybersecurity research
Oct 8, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported cybersecurity research to protect the frontiers of cyberspace. NSF investments in basic research have resulted in innovative ways to secure information and ensure privacy on the Internet and have led to algorithms that form the basis for electronic commerce, software security bug detection, spam filtering, and much more.
First look: UWM unveils $80M Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex
Oct 2, 2015
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reveals the newly finished Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex on campus Friday morning.
It's the biggest unveil at the UWM campus in 20 years, spanning 132,000 square feet at a cost of $80 million.