When we think of research universities, we imagine lab scientists hunkered in their labs, or marine biologists in their research ships, pursuing ever-narrower questions about their specialized study topics. But the complex questions and problems that concern society today must almost always draw upon the knowledge of more than a single discipline – yet scientists receive little or no training to cross intellectual and disciplinary borders. So they need help – and a new Center at the University of Utah is providing just that.
Lori Kowelski-Jones, is a social scientist who directs a new Center at the University of Utah called NEXUS, which fosters interdisciplinary scholarship and convergence research.
