Vidisha Agarwalla

The Associates of the Boston Public Library is pleased to share that applications for our 2026-27 Alan Andres Writing Fellowships are now open until June 5, 2026. Applicants may apply to only one fellowship, and winners are selected through a blind judging process. Both fellowships are funded by a generous anonymous donor committed to writers earning a living wage.

Research , part of a special feature on Convergent Science for Sustainable Regional Systems ABSTRACT Convergence has emerged as an important paradigm for conducting research that tackles grand societal challenges. It demands deep integration of multiple disciplines for a holistic understanding of the complexity of these challenges. In the last decade, most convergent research efforts have focused on the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).