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Academia to be Accountable for Sustainable Finance

By Christophe Revelli | Published: June 12, 2018

The academic world has the power to transform events in redefining its social mission, by responding to this highly ambitious EU action plan with the...

Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

By Mark Vieth | Published: June 6, 2018

One of the most important issues facing Congress this year is the opioid epidemic that has touched on the lives of so many Americans. On...

Posted in News | Tagged Mark Vieth News Bulletin, Net Neutrality, NSF Funding, Opioids, SBE Directorate | Leave a comment

How to Have the Best Possible Student-Supervisor Meeting

By Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa | Published: May 23, 2018

Drawing on their new SAGE book for students and academics “How to be a Happy Academic,” Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa share strategies for successful...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform, Tips | Tagged Happy Academic, Tips | Leave a comment

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

By Gleb Tsipursky | Published: May 18, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after...

Also posted in Research, Research Ethics | Tagged Behavioral Science, Facebook, Fake News | Leave a comment

The Other Dead of 1918

By Robert Dingwall | Published: May 15, 2018

Although it won't see the memorials and centenary events that the World War I Armistice will, it's worth thinking back to the ravages of the...

Also posted in Public Engagement, Public Policy, Science & Social Science | Tagged Health, influenza, Max Weber, Public Health, World War I | Leave a comment

Census, NSF See Proposed Funding Increases in 2019

By Social Science Space | Published: May 9, 2018

Legislation to fund the National Science Foundation and the Bureau of the Census, among many other U.S. government agencies, in the next fiscal year sailed...

Also posted in Academic Funding | Tagged Census 2020, CJS, John Culberson | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: Could ‘Regular Order’ in Funding Return?

By Mark Vieth | Published: May 4, 2018

The House approved several financial services measures, the 21st Century IRS Act, the Taxpayer First Act, and the FAA Reauthorization Act. The House also voted on...

Also posted in Academic Funding | Tagged Mark Vieth News Bulletin | Leave a comment

What Census Data Miss about American Diversity

By Richard Alba, Tom Kecskemethy and Kenneth Prewitt | Published: May 2, 2018

In the current volume of 'The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,' the editors ask: is the current census ethno-racial classification...

Posted in News | Tagged Census, Census 2020, Immigration, Race | Leave a comment

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

By Francie Diep | Published: April 20, 2018

We spoke with social-science ethicists about how well Facebook's initiative appears to protect users' privacy. They're skeptical, but still eager to see Facebook data...

Also posted in Announcements, Communication, International Debates | Tagged Facebook, Gary King, SSRC | Leave a comment

Data Systems & GovTech Apps Impacts Students Positively

By Ben Williamson | Published: April 18, 2018

Current debates in higher education policy have drawn attention to the significant impacts of marketization, metrics, and performance management on the sector. Ben Williamson argues that a...

Posted in News | Tagged Big Data, Data Science, Higher Eduation, TEF | Leave a comment

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

By Megan Frederickson | Published: April 5, 2018

There is still a gender pay gap at nearly all Canadian universities, with especially big gaps at Canada’s 15 research-intensive universities, Megan Frederickson shows. It's...

Also posted in Early Career, Higher Education Reform | Tagged Academic Pay, Canada, Gender Gap, Pay Disparity, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: Science Chair Still Questions Value

By Mark Vieth | Published: April 5, 2018

Congress cleared the final fiscal year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, and the president signed the measure into law, narrowly averting another government shutdown. The House...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged Census 2020, Lamar Smith, Mark Vieth News Bulletin | Leave a comment

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Academia to be Accountable for Sustainable Finance

Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

How to Have the Best Possible Student-Supervisor Meeting

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

The Other Dead of 1918

Census, NSF See Proposed Funding Increases in 2019

Washington and Social Science: Could ‘Regular Order’ in Funding Return?

What Census Data Miss about American Diversity

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

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