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SSRC Links with U.S. Treasury on Evaluation Projects
Announcements
February 1, 2024

SSRC Links with U.S. Treasury on Evaluation Projects

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Prototype Database Explores Economic Impact of Investing in Emerging Technologies
Industry
December 18, 2023

Prototype Database Explores Economic Impact of Investing in Emerging Technologies

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Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Interview with President Anna Harvey
Impact
July 10, 2023

Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Interview with President Anna Harvey

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Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Fellowship and Grant Recipients
Impact
June 26, 2023

Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Fellowship and Grant Recipients

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Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Examining Its Present-Day Impact

Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Examining Its Present-Day Impact

Children in Sierra Leone require five vaccinations by the age of one, but many parents—especially those who face a five to eight-mile […]

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Lecture: Edward Miguel on Measuring Childhood Health Investments

Lecture: Edward Miguel on Measuring Childhood Health Investments

In the latest of its centennial year lecture series, the Social Science Research Council asks “What are the Long-Run and Inter-Generational Impacts […]

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Social Science Research Council Turns 100: The Early Years

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 […]

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Mercury Project Names First Cohort to Fight Health Misinformation and Increase Vaccine Uptake

Mercury Project Names First Cohort to Fight Health Misinformation and Increase Vaccine Uptake

Through the SSRC’s Mercury Project, a first cohort of 12 teams from 17 countries is tasked with researching locally tailored solutions on how bad health information spreads, how to combat it, how to build stronger information systems, and how to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.

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SSRC, NSF Team Up To Examine Impact of Public Health Guidance

SSRC, NSF Team Up To Examine Impact of Public Health Guidance

In a new initiative with an initial $20 million budget, the U.S. National Science Foundation is partnering with the Social Science Research Council to identify and support science research into public health guidance and its impact.

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SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

In the wake of the pandemic of suspect “facts” shared about COVID-19, social and behavioral scientists from around the world are encouraged […]

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Eleanor Bernert Sheldon, 1920-2021: Pioneer in Social Indicators Movement

Eleanor Bernert Sheldon, 1920-2021: Pioneer in Social Indicators Movement

Eleanor Bernert Sheldon, a pioneer in the use of social indicators as an important tool of social science, died on May 8 at the age of 101.

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SSRC Names Anna Harvey as Next President

SSRC Names Anna Harvey as Next President

Anna Harvey, founding director of the Public Safety Lab at New York University, has been named the 15th president of the New York-based Social Science Research Council.

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