This NEA Research Lab is made possible by deep, sustained, interdisciplinary collaboration with leading institutions. We offer our whole-hearted thanks to the following organizations, which are essential partners in our work.
National Endowment for the Arts
The Humanities and Human Flourishing Project received a $150,000 cooperative agreement and has been designated an NEA Research Lab. For more information about the NEA Research Lab Program, click here.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Art Museum (PMA) is Philadelphia’s art museum, housing a world-renowned collection in a landmark building in a place that welcomes everyone. They bring the arts to life, inspiring visitors—through scholarly study and creative play—to discover the spirit of imagination that lies in everyone. They connect people with the arts in rich and varied ways, making the experience of the Museum surprising, lively, and always memorable. The PMA committed to inviting visitors to see the world—and themselves—anew through the beauty and expressive power of the arts. The PMA was founded in 1876 with the fundamental belief that the arts are vital to the well-being of individuals and communities - “for the improvement and enjoyment of the people of the Commonwealth."
Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
The mission of the Positive Psychology Center is to promote research, training, education, and the dissemination of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania’s West Philadelphia campus reflects its rich heritage—a heritage closely bound with the birth of the United States—boasting more than 180 buildings and many notable landmarks, including the nation’s first student union and first double-decker college football stadium. The 190 research centers and institutes on campus also reflect the University’s innovative, civic-minded, and pragmatic creator: More than 250 years after Ben Franklin broke new ground in founding Penn, its faculty, students, and alumni continue to make breakthroughs in research, scholarship, and education. Its many subsequent “firsts” include the world’s first collegiate business school (Wharton, 1881); the world’s first electronic, large-scale, general-purpose digital computer (ENIAC, 1946); and the first woman president of an Ivy League institution (Judith Rodin, inaugurated in 1994); as well as the first woman Ivy League president to succeed another woman (Amy Gutmann, inaugurated in 2004). From campus walkways engraved with Franklin’s words of wisdom to the University’s most important strategic initiatives such as Penn Compact 2022, the President’s Engagement Prizes, and the President’s Innovation Prizes, Penn continues to educate and inspire future leaders to move our now-global society forward.