Stanford Report, April 19, 2002
Hennessy, deans discuss advantages of multidisciplinary approaches to research
In his State of the University address to the Academic Council Thursday,
April 18, President John Hennessy said Stanford is uniquely positioned
to engage in multidisciplinary efforts in research and teaching. His speech
was followed by a panel discussion in which Philip
Pizzo, dean of the School of Medicine; Sharon
Long, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences; and James Plummer,
dean of the School of Engineering discussed various models that will allow
for crossing disciplinary lines.
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