Research Showcase: 10 Years of the Academic Clusters at Dartmouth
Highlighting the interdisciplinary collaborations that have transformed the academic landscape at Dartmouth
Please join us on Thursday, October 30, for a tenth anniversary celebration of the Academic Cluster Initiative, highlighting interdisciplinary collaborations that have transformed the academic landscape at Dartmouth, initiated groundbreaking new research, and developed innovative ideas and solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Thursday afternoon will feature dynamic TED talk-style presentations from lead cluster faculty exploring questions such as:
- What are our brains trying to teach us?
- What roles do rights, democracy, and the rule of law play in a global world?
- If everything is digital, is anything safe?
- How will a changing Arctic impact the world?
- Can sensory technology deliver longer, healthier lives?
- How can quantitative analysis inform better decision making in public policy, business, and
beyond? - Can cystic fibrosis care be personalized to the patient?
- Can small teams solve big health problems?
- Will artificial intelligence surpass reality?
- How can digital technologies combat discrimination?
About the Academic Clusters
Through faculty collaboration and targeted hiring, academic clusters provide the critical mass and spectrum of expertise necessary to shape and advance the understanding of complex problems, emerging issues, and future societal challenges. By bringing together diverse and multi-disciplinary faculty teams, these cohorts of scholars focus on new intellectual themes and questions that cut across disciplines, departments, and schools.
Cluster themes provide the basis for new courses and curricula as well as new research opportunities, drawing on existing strengths and emerging areas of discovery to establish points of distinction, invigorating intellectual engagement and enhancing Dartmouth's impact in the world.