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- February 16, 2022
Western Complex Systems Conference 2022
Western Research and the Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Lab host the inaugural Western Complex Systems Conference (WCSC) on March 30, 2022.
- October 08, 2021
October Update
A mid-term check-in with updates about recent complex system scholarship at Western University.
- August 05, 2021
Complexity Theory in Research: Why and how to adopt a systems perspective
A team of presenters from the CAS Lab is presenting a session at the Western Research 2021 Virtual Conference.
- July 19, 2021
Stewardship of global collective behavior
A cohort of research and knowledge exchange networks are co-hosting a journal club discussion on the proposal that the science of collective human behavior must be considered a "crisis discipline"
- March 11, 2021
Canada’s COVID-19 Response: Analyzing the Complexity of Public Health Interventions
Looking for an example of a complex adaptive system? Just consider the public health response to COVID-19 over the past year. In this post, Ameera Kanjee considers what we learn about systems by reflecting on Canada's pandemic strategy.
- March 10, 2021
Explaining Complex Adaptive Systems using Social Groups
Our social circles shape who we are — even as we influence our social circles. In this post, Siobhan Bruce explores friendship and group affiliation as a way to introduce and describe the basic principles of a complex adaptive system.
- March 09, 2021
The Case for Teaching Undergraduates about Complex Systems
Learning about complex adaptive systems has been the puzzle piece I needed to connect the ideas from each course I have taken during my undergrad, allowing me to take a step back and see the big picture.
- February 01, 2021
Kumu Mapping Project Introduction
A new Community Engaged Learning (CEL) project looks for new connections and points of shared interest between CAS Lab faculty members.
- January 20, 2021
Infograph captures lab's scope
A new infograph provides a high level snapshot of the CAS Lab's faculty composition
- April 20, 2020
The CAS Lab Website is Live
The launch of cas.uwo.ca in support interdisciplinary networking around complex systems
