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West Hall University of Michigan West Hall with landmark arch anchoring the Southeast corner of the Diag - home of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems.

Centrality Measures Developed by T. Martin and M. Newman Illustration of a new centrality measure for finding the most important nodes in a network, overcoming some of the problems of previous measures.

What do we do at CSCS? Our Center studies systems like economies, the brain, ecosystems, political systems, social networks, and the Internet that consist of many interacting parts, which in turn produce collective behaviors that exceed the capabilities of the constituent parts.

Guess the Weight of the Cow Dr. Scott E Page, Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics illustrates that it is mathematically true that "diversity creates better outcomes for everybody" as outlined in the Fall LSA magazine article entitled "The Case for Diversity".

2016 Election Results As he has for the past several national elections, Professor Mark E Newman uses cartograms to interpret 2016 election results.

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Recent News

Lynette Shaw joins Michigan Society of Fellows

We are delighted to report that Dr. Lynette Shaw has been awarded a Junior Fellowship in the Michigan Society of Fellows, effective September 1, 2017.

Complex Systems Professor Elizabeth Bruch has on-line dating research featured in article.

First Date? Data First.

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WELCOME TO THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS) is a broadly interdisciplinary program in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our mission is to encourage and facilitate research and education in the general area of nonlinear, dynamical and adaptive systems.

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