To celebrate the Social Science Research Council’s 100th anniversary, we interviewed SSRC president Anna Harvey.
To celebrate the Social Science Research Council’s 100th anniversary, we’re highlighting three scholars honored with SSRC fellowships and awards.
The National Science Foundation’s directorates of geosciences and of social, behavioral and economic sciences, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are calling for proposals to create a center for catastrophic impact and risk assessment modeling related to climate change.
Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year, $20 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to lead an institute that will employ social scientists and artificial intelligence researchers to create human-centric AI tools to help people address challenges on the job.
American high school students interested in the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences won’t have to wait until college to gain hands-on research experience thanks to a new National Science Foundation initiative.
Children in Sierra Leone require five vaccinations by the age of one, but many parents—especially those who face a five to eight-mile […]
This article is the first in a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Social Science Research Council—a New York City-based independent […]
The Pentagon’s Minerva Research Initiative has funded six social science projects under its Defense Education and Civilian University Research banner.
Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on April 21, 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, […]
Christopher Jencks, known for his novel and inventive opinions on hot topic issues like income inequality, homelessness, and racial gaps in standardized […]
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
Are you a researcher with an idea that could help solve one of today’s most pressing problems? A conference in Dubai this […]
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of ‘internet famous’ celebrities. And that new people has a class of […]
