Map the System

 

Map the System is a global systems thinking competition that engages students in deeply understanding and working within complex social and environmental problems. Participating students meet weekly in person during the fall semester to complete a research project and prepare to present their findings to a panel of judges at the annual Vanderbilt University Map the System competition in January.

Recent Submissions

  • Political Polarization 
    Rehm, Jackson; Rehm, Lucas; Warner, Rachel; Buchanan, Zachary; Kramer, Paul (2024)
    The United States is currently navigating a landscape deeply scarred by political polarization, a phenomenon that has quintupled since 1930 (Cinolesi et al., 2022). This escalating division is not merely a divergence of ...
  • Beyond Memory Loss: Disparities in the United States Alzheimer’s Care System 
    Chang, Eliam; Momen, Heeba; Yang, Yuxuan Raney; Monowar, Somaiya; Nguyen, TuanKhai (2024)
    Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease with major symptoms including difficulties with memory, language, problem-solving, and other thinking skills. Given the current efforts in advocacy, policy, diagnosis, treatments, and ...