{"product_id":"9780309301510-convergence","title":"Convergence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFacilitating Transdisciplinary Integration of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Beyond. \u003cp\u003eConvergence of the life sciences with fields including physical, chemical, mathematical, computational, engineering, and social sciences is a key strategy to tackle complex challenges and achieve new and innovative solutions. However, institutions face a lack of guidance on how to establish effective programs, what challenges they are likely to encounter, and what strategies other organizations have used to address the issues that arise. This advice is needed to harness the excitement generated by the concept of convergence and channel it into the policies, structures, and networks that will enable it to realize its goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e investigates examples of organizations that have established mechanisms to support convergent research. This report discusses details of current programs, how organizations have chosen to measure success, and what has worked and not worked in varied settings. The report summarizes the lessons learned and provides organizations with strategies to tackle practical needs and implementation challenges in areas such as infrastructure, student education and training, faculty advancement, and inter-institutional partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront Matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Convergence in Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Convergence Is Informed by Research Areas with Broad Scope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Fostering Convergence in Organizations: Challenges and Strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Advancing Knowledge and Solving Complex Problems ThroughConvergence: Conclusions and Recommendations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Committee Member Biographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Workshop on Key Challenges in the Implementation ofConvergence: Agenda and Participants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30363756036193,"sku":"9780309301510","price":34.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/dc654579350a7fc10d17d07d68937370.png?v=1695832981","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780309301510-convergence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}