Facilitating interdisciplinary research on complex living phenomena—agency, cognition, development, function, and goal-directedness—across spatial and temporal scales
Capacity
Capacity building of conceptual, theoretical, and empirical resources to facilitate new research configurations across disciplines and foster novel investigative strategies that advance life science inquiry distinctly
Community
Community formation and sustenance to nurture an ever-increasing group of scholars dedicated to studying complex living phenomena through a variety of unique administrative and organizational mechanisms
Synergy
Synergy across different research projects and disciplinary approaches to encourage both joint attention to complicated scientific questions and communication to a wider audience, within and outside academia
