Stanford Impact Labs (SIL) announced on June 18 that they will invest $1.75 million in five new projects which focus on youth smartphone use, neonatal intensive care units (NICU), food equity, ...

The University of Michigan recently earned the top spot for the second year in a row in the Consortium of Social Science Associations’ 2023 College & University Rankings, which decides how much ...

This project carried out a decadal survey on the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) in areas relevant to national security. The survey identified opportunities that are poised to contribute ...

A case study demonstrates how incorporating social science into conservation actions can produce more effective, equitable, and lasting change. Sarah Grace Wheedleton What comes to mind when you think ...

In a speech last year, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates laid out a vision: a consortium of “universities that will promote research in specific areas,” including studies of the Chinese ...

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) today awarded $399,939 for two research projects designed to use the science initiatives funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to advance ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Applications of social science theory and concepts are central to today’s public life, from social networks to employee trainings to voting reforms. Social science methods using big data and ...

In September 1965, not long after news reports spotlighted a controversial Pentagon-sponsored program to study social conflict in South America, the Social Science Research Council played host to a ...