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Mobilizing a University for Important Social Science ResearchBiotechnology at the University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Complex societal issues, such as those raised by agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified food, call out for prompt, large-scale multidisciplinary research. Universities encounter powerful institutional impediments when trying to respond. This article describes a successful experiment designed to overcome those impediments and build university research capacity. Twenty-five faculty members from four colleges joined together to learn more about biotechnology. Within 1 year they produced 20 useful journal articles to help themselves and others understand the emerging issues, possibilities, and policy options.
American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 44, No. 3,
310-317 (2000) |
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