Dr. Jerzy T. Sawicki, Vice President for Research at Cleveland State University, and Dr. Suzanne Rivera, Vice President for Research and Technology Management at Case Western Reserve University, were recently interviewed by Crain’s Clevealand to discuss how funding needs have made research more collaborative.
“Funding priorities have changed in recent years, and all kinds of funders are interested in investing in interdisciplinary research,” stated Sawicki. He also notes that universities are stronger when they work together.
“Collaboration plays an increasingly large role in university research, both across institutions and across disciplines. That’s necessary to solve the large problems of the world, such as environmental sustainability or social inequality”, Rivera said.