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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A collaborative faculty-student research project that studied stress and social support of foster parents during the COVID-19 pandemic has won Hope College’s annual Social Sciences Young Investigators ...

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 ...

The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched ...

A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer, a business reporter ...

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 ...