Collaborative Research Luncheons

A series of luncheons bringing scholars from across campus to gather to eat, network, and think critically about research on diverse and relevant topics. While there is no formal program, this is a semi-structured opportunity to engage with colleagues across topics of common interest.

Collaborative Research Luncheons welcome faculty, across all ranks, across all schools, from the curious to the novice to the expert. By bringing together individuals with diverse research experience often dispersed across disciplines, schools, and positions, our aim is to expand professional networks and open new pathways to excellence in research that transcend the traditional silos of academic thought, foster interdisciplinary connection and jump-start novel collaborations.

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office will host 12 Collaborative Research Luncheons throughout the 2024-25 academic year.

Spring 2025 Collaborative Research Luncheon Topics:

Language, Mobility, Community, Jan. 28, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Cancer Research, Feb. 12, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
National Security, Feb. 26, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence, March 12, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Innovation & Creativity: The Arts across the Disciplines, March 26, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Transnational Research: Borders, Migrations, Movements, April 23, 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Fall 2024 Collaborative Research Luncheon Topics:

Digital Humanities, Sept. 5
Community Engaged Research, Sept. 19
Populism, Polarization, Democracy, Oct. 3
Women's Health, Nov. 7
Quantum Initiative: Algorithms, Materials, & Beyond, Nov. 21 (12:30 to 2 p.m.)
Climate, Energy, Decarbonization, Dec. 5

Please contact Dave Tell, professor and Dean’s Fellow for Research Growth, if you have questions or concerns.