Interdisciplinary Research

SEE SCHEDULE OITHAKA HARBORS INC.'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. WE BELIEVE EDUCATION IS KEY TO THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE MORE AFFORDABLE, IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS, AND PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE PURSUE THIS MISSION THROUGH FOUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAM SERVICES: CONSTELLATE, ITHAKA S+R, JSTOR, AND PORTICO.

TO DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EQUIP PEOPLE TOWARD EFFECTIVE ACTION, TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD MODEL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT CONSERVE BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE.

ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING, SAFE USE, AND POSITIVE IMPACT OF CHEMISTRY TO SOCIETY.TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, THE FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING GOALS:1. PROVIDE INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES THE SAFE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF CHEMISTRY.2. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT.3. SUPPORT INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATING CHEMISTRY'S CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS TO SOCIETY.

ASOR, FOUNDED IN 1900, IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INITIATE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, THE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE NEAR EAST AND WIDER MEDITERRANEAN, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES BY: FOSTERING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, EXPLORATION AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK; ENCOURAGING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE REGION'S LANGUAGES, TEXTS, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORIES; DISSEMINATING RESEARCH RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, THROUGH A ROBUST PUBLICATION PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETINGS AND OTHER VENUES; ADHERING TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE; UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING; PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD; DEVELOPING ENGAGING PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC; SUPPORTING AND PARTICIPATING IN EFFORTS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORIC AND

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES TO TEACHERS.

FOUNDED IN 1780, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS EXCELLENCE AND CONVENES LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR TO EXAMINE NEW IDEAS, ADDRESS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WORK TOGETHER "TO CULTIVATE EVERY ART AND SCIENCE WHICH MAY TEND TO ADVANCE THE INTEREST, HONOR, DIGNITY, AND HAPPINESS OF A FREE, INDEPENDENT, AND VIRTUOUS PEOPLE." THE ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDERTAKES A BROAD ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES IN FIVE PROJECT CATEGORIES: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE; THE HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND CULTURE; AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.

The Institute for Southern Studies uses research, media, and education to promote a more just, democratic and sustainable future in the South.