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Earlier this week the Carnegie Corporation of New York named the 2020 class of 27 Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Each fellow will receive $200,000 to go toward scholarly research over the next two years in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society. The anticipated result of each award is a book or major study.
Arizona State University electrical engineer Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan is the likely nominee to replace France Córdova as director of the National Science Foundation once Córdova’s six-year appointment ends next year
Bobby Duffy, director of The Policy Institute, will replace James Wilsdon as head of the Campaign for Social Science. Wilsdon, meanwhile, will head the new Research on Research Institute.
Cynthia Clark, the former head of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, will take the reins of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics on December 3.
The longtime director of the Royal Geographical Society, Rita Gardner CBE, will be the new chief executive of the United Kingdom’s Academy of Social Sciences. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Stephen Anderson after more than 10 years.
Sociologist Wendy Larner, provost at Victoria University of Wellington, began her three-year term as president of New Zealand’s Royal Society […]
The Social Science Research Council has added Melissa Nobles and Jennifer Richeson to its board of directors. Nobles is the Kenan […]
Shamit Saggar from the University of Essex has been appointed to be the new head of the UK’s Campaign for Social Science.
The recently resigned head of the U.S. Census Bureau will head the umbrella organization that serves as an advocate and liaison to federal statistical organizations.
The Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences of Canada has settled on the sitting public affairs chief of the Canadian Cancer Society as the federation’s new permanent executive director.
President Obama intends to name four new members to the 25-member National Science Board, including social scientist Emilio F. Moran, […]
Mary Ellen O’Connell has been appointed as the executive director of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, […]
