Archives for December, 2018

Research for Social Good Means Addressing Scientific Misconduct
Interdisciplinarity
December 7, 2018

Research for Social Good Means Addressing Scientific Misconduct

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Academic Morale and Ponzi Schemes
News
December 5, 2018

Academic Morale and Ponzi Schemes

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Video: Honest Reporting in an Age of News-Shaming
International Debate
December 4, 2018

Video: Honest Reporting in an Age of News-Shaming

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James Robinson on Why Nations Fail
Social Science Bites
December 3, 2018

James Robinson on Why Nations Fail

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Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

The threat by Donald Trump to shutdown the U.S. federal government if he doesn’t see funding for a border wall could delay the 2019 budget for the National Science Foundation, a budget that is expected to include an increase in funding for NSF relative to the current year. Meanwhile, the president has named five new people to the National Science Board,.

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Skip Lupia on Taking the Reins of the SBE Directorate

Skip Lupia on Taking the Reins of the SBE Directorate

When the National Science Foundation tabbed Arthur “Skip” Lupia to head its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), it was making a statement whether it meant to or not. Lupia, officially the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, has been one of social science’s ablest defenders — and occasional critics.

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