Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Human-Centered AI: Carnegie Mellon University Heads New NSF-Funded Institute For Societal Decision Making
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.
Canada’s Federation For Humanities and Social Sciences Welcomes New Board Members
Annie Pilote, dean of the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral studies at the Université Laval, was named chair of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences at its 2023 virtual annual meeting last month. Members also elected Debra Thompson as a new director on the board.
DBASSE Advisory Committee Gets Three New Members
Three new members have been appointed to the 19-strong committee advising the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Upcoming Webinar Series: How To Be A Peer Reviewer
Sage is hosting ‘how to be a peer reviewer,’ a free webinar series that will explain the academic reviewing landscape. The event will be held on three occasions to accommodate audiences worldwide.
Social Science Research Council Turns 100: The Early Years
This article is the first in a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Social Science Research Council—a New York City-based independent […]
Federal Health and Human Services Department Names Research Integrity Head
After a two-year vacancy, the United States Office of Research Integrity has named a permanent director. Sheila Garrity.
Do Conferences Still Matter? Yes, Yes They Do
Drawing on a study of physicists, Harry Collins and Will Mason-Wilkes argue in-person meetings are still vital in creating and sustaining academic communities.
Loet Leydesdorff, 1948-2023: Tackling the Thickets of Innovation and Scientometrics
Loet Leydesdorff, a sociologist and communications scholar who found academic fame for his work in developing scientometrics and the “triple helix” model of innovation, has died.
