Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · United States
UW-Madison interim chancellor Eric Wilcots makes case for funding curiosity-driven research
In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece, University of Wisconsin-Madison interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots argued that researchers need resources to pursue curiosity-driven questions.
Why it matters: Researchers pursuing curiosity-driven questions are the group whose resourcing UW-Madison's interim chancellor has publicly argued for.
Eric Wilcots, interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, wrote an opinion piece for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the university reported.
According to the university, Wilcots argues in the piece that researchers should be given the resources they need to pursue answers to questions driven by curiosity.
The university presented the piece under a headline saying its Nobel laureate began his research with a question.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Researchers pursuing curiosity-driven questions are the group whose resourcing Eric Wilcots argued for in his Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece.
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