Purdue Systems Collaboratory (PSC) was formed in 2015 to facilitate broad, transdisciplinary investigations of systems, their ... interactions with other diverse and assumed unrelated systems, and the aftereffects of major system disruptions. PSC contributes foundational ‘Systems-Thinking’ principles to education, research, and practice through value-added collaborative models. Through PSC, Purdue is taking a holistic perspective in addressing the human factor of systems, because understanding this, is essential for addressing global as well as local issues. What’s most important about PSC is that it drives home the concept of the convergence of knowledge – across the physical sciences, social sciences, arts, life sciences – which sets us apart from other universities. read more