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Congratulations Scott Page! Scott Page joins the National Academy of Sciences with the 2025 inductees.
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Complex Systems Animated Video! "What is LSA Complex Systems? What actually ARE complex systems?" Watch our new animated video explainer for answers!
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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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Maybe you’ve seen the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michgian and wondered ‘what ARE complex systems’? This animated video was prepared to provide a general explanation of the field of Complex Systems Science.

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