Interdisciplinary Synergies and Discomforts: Reaching Between the Natural and Social Sciences

How do we balance the need to develop deep and specific expertise in our graduate students with growing calls for interdisciplinary research? How do we manage interdisciplinarity in our own work? In this workshop, we will explore the synergies and discomforts of interdisicplinarity across the natural and social sciences. We will hear from two accomplished interdisciplinarians (an evolutionary biologist and an anthropologist) and collectively explore strategies to help our trainees navigate this landscape. Don’t miss this first session that will set the stage for our series!

Facilitators

	Dr. Fred Gould is a University Distinguished Professor and the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Co-Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, and Executive Committee Chair of the Genetics and Genomics Initiative (GGI). email | profile page
	Dr. Nora Haenn is a Professor of Anthropology and International Studies in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and affiliate faculty with the GES Center and the NC State Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) cluster. email | profile

This monthly workshop series is designed to train MBTP faculty to better mentor students at the intersection of biotechnology and society, in cooperation with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the Genetics and Genomics Initiative. Learn more at https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/academics/mbtp-faculty-mentors/