The Holistic Science Teaching project was designed to help transform siloed junior high school science teaching in the Muslim World into rich learning methods that fuel curiosity and deliver deeper understanding of science and its relation to other disciplines including philosophy, history, ethics and religion.

Taghyeer Organization aims to improve the mental health outcomes of young people in the school system in Jordan, especially refugees and those impacted by conflict. The Islamic-based concept of Istijarah — caring for those in need with humility, hospitality, kindness, and fraternity — is at the heart of this curriculum. The program, funded by TWCF, is designed to encourage students to inwardly cultivate virtues while outwardly building community.

Human flourishing is a complex topic that is not completely covered by any traditional academic domain. A new project is conducting a systematic analysis of human flourishing literature and will produce a report about the state of the field and key clusters within it.

A novel intervention program synthesizes research on prejudice reduction, experiential design, and affective science into effective diversity interventions meant to aid reduction of social inequality. A multidisciplinary team has created cinematic-quality films where people with marginalized identities share their experiences with social exclusion. The program combines engaged viewing of these films with exercises designed to develop a nuanced and specific understanding of the emotional experiences of other individuals in a potentially polarizing context.

PhyloPsy is a new networking tool for cognition researchers in comparative psychology to share experiments, data, and conclusions across institutions and species. This project will launch the tool into the community. It also aims to jumpstart collaborations with experiments designed to test ideas about the emergence of novel cognitive abilities of animals with different brain structures and varying levels of domestication.