Fostering Transdisciplinary Science

Fostering transdisciplinary science.

The causes and prevention of cancer in humans are complex phenomena, and thereby require the application of scientific methods to address this inherent complexity. It is a common axiom that researchers from multiple disciplines may be required to address the complex etiology and prevention of human disease. There are, however, a number of ways that a group of researchers may bring their individ...

Evaluating transdisciplinary science.

The past two decades have seen a growing interest and investment in transdisciplinary research teams and centers. The Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURCs) exemplify large-scale scientific collaborations undertaken for the explicit purpose of promoting novel conceptual and methodological integrations bridging two or more fields. Until recently, few efforts have been made to ev...

Fostering science and science careers.

responses to environment/economy issues, increased financial support for science education, an internationally competitive workforce, and maintenance of an adequate healthcare applicant pool. The discipline of physiology, by its integrative nature, is in a unique position to partner with the precollege classroom teacher in bringing excitement and sustained interest in science to students at all...

Science Policy for Transdisciplinary Research

Transdisciplinary electric power grid science

Opinion article + supporting information Charles D. Brummitt1,2, Paul D. H. Hines3, Ian Dobson4, Cristopher Moore5, and Raissa M. D’Souza2,5,6 1Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA 2Complexity Sciences Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA 3School of Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405 USA 4ECpE Department, Iowa State Univ...