Nicholas B. Dirks: President/CEO New York Academy of Sciences

About this episode

Professor Nicholas B. Dirks discusses the true purpose of a university and his experiences leading influential academic institutions.

What is the true purpose of a university? In this powerful Edutainment Learning conversation, students from around the world connect with Professor Nicholas B. Dirks, President & CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences and former Chancellor of UC Berkeley. Professor Dirks has led some of the world’s most influential academic institutions and helped launch global initiatives in data science, neuroscience, and international research collaboration. Are you an educator? Go to edutainmentlearning.com/podcasts to download student worksheets for every episode!

People in this episode

Host: Ralph Krauss

Guest: Nicholas B. Dirks

Topics covered

• university purpose
• education
• data science
• neuroscience
• international research collaboration

Keywords

• university
• education
• data science
• neuroscience
• global initiatives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Academy of Sciences, UC Berkeley

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