Bruce Weinberg – The Conversation

Interdisciplinary researchers are trained to conduct work that crosses between fields. PixelsEffect/E+ via Getty Images

January 13, 2026

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Bruce Weinberg, The Ohio State University; Enrico Berkes, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Monica Marion, Indiana University, and Staša Milojević, Indiana University

Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal problems require crosscutting work to solve.

Not much science will get done without the money to fund people and equipment. Michael Pereckas

March 30, 2017

Who feels the pain of science research budget cuts?

Bruce Weinberg, The Ohio State University

What are research dollars actually spent on? Rather than looking at artifacts like publications and patents, a new initiative directly tracks the people and businesses that receive research funding.

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