Collaborative Research Luncheons

A series of events bringing together scholars from across campus to eat, network and think critically about research on diverse and relevant topics. Please join us for this semi-structured opportunity to engage with colleagues across topics of common interest.

Collaborative Research Luncheons welcome faculty, across all ranks, across all schools, from the curious to the novice to the expert. By bringing together individuals with diverse research experience often dispersed across disciplines, schools, and positions, our aim is to expand professional networks and open new pathways to excellence in research that transcend the traditional silos of academic thought, foster interdisciplinary connection and jump-start novel collaborations.

The Office of Research will host up to 12 Collaborative Research Luncheons throughout the 2025-26 academic year. 

Topics for October-May to be determined. 

Fall 2025

• Sept. 9, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Malott Room, Kansas Union 
  Topic: Public Humanities
   
• Oct. 10, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Tim Barton Colloquium, 1010 Capitol Federal Hall
  Topic: Transitioning Beyond Animal Models
   
• Oct. 30, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Jayhawk Room, Kansas Union
  Topic: Energy
   
• Nov. 19, 12 – 1:30 p.m., The Jay, Kansas Union
  Topic: Artificial Intelligence
   
• Dec. 12, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Jayhawk Room, Kansas Union
  Topic: Food + Water Security
   

Spring 2026

• Feb. 10, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Forum A, Burge Union
  Topic: Data Science
   
• March 10, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Malott Room, Kansas Union
  Topic: Populism and Democracy
   
• April 2, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Forum A, Burge Union
  Topic: Security
   
• April 14, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Malott Room, Kansas Union
  Topic: Rural Health
   
• May 12, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Forum B, Burge Union
  Topic: Multi-omics Research: Toward a Holistic of Biological Processes
   

Please email Dave Tell, professor of communication studies and faculty fellow in the Office of Research, with any questions or concerns.