Cutting-edge Western science research highlights role of collaboration
Charmi Bhatt, a Western PhD candidate in astronomy, shared her research at the 2024 Fallona Family Interdisciplinary Science Award and Lecture on Jan. 16. (Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications photo) Discovering new molecules in space. Creating a salmonella vaccine for poultry - from plants. Analyzing how fear impacts animal brains in the long term. Three wildly distinct Western research projects, but all with a central connection: a focus on bringing together scientists from multiple fields to drive solutions. PhD candidates presented a series of collaborative projects on Jan.

