The Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures was created to catalyze and support bold collaborations that will foster the future of scholarly inquiry.

Our mission is to nurture innovative academic configurations that may endure—and even become research and educational models to follow—thus transforming not only Arts & Sciences but also Washington University.

Transcending Boundaries

We believe transdisciplinary research and learning can help us envision better futures. The projects we support:

  • Transcend the boundaries that disciplines imply—mixing and merging to lead to something new
  • Are deeply linked to questions and problems that connect the academy and society
  • Encourage novel thinking about future directions within traditional disciplines as well as across them

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Trust and Public Health Conference

Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center

A conference at the intersection of trust and public health.

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WashU Mindfulness Day

Umrath Hall

Mindfulness practices have existed for thousands of years, and have seen a newfound explosion of popularity in the 21st Century. Join us for a daylong exploration of modern and traditional mindfulness practices.

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Post-Doctoral Position

  • Post-Doctoral Application

    A position is available for a full-time postdoctoral research associate with broad interests in mindfulness research and scholarship to join the newly created ITF Cluster on Mindfulness Science and Practice. Apply at the link above!

A Signature Initiative

The Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures is a signature initiative of the Arts & Sciences strategic plan.

Learn more about the plan