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 […]
Cuts to Behavioral and Social Science Funding Threatened
Two pieces of upcoming legislation, the Frontiers in Research, Science, and Technology bill and American COMPETES, could include some unwelcome news for social and behavioral science if certain key legislators get their way.
Snooping Professor, Friendly Don? The Ethics of Learning Analytics
Where should we draw the line between normal data gathering about university students–with the intent of helping them, of course–and outright intrusiveness?
Are Dementia-Friendly Tourist Destinations on the Horizon?
As life expectancy increases, so does the number of dementia cases. Some of us have had a loved one who suffered from […]
Social Sciences Learn the Tactical Benefits of Concentration
As it is released in North America, a book on the impact of social science in Britain suggests guidance for raising the disciplines’ profiles in the U.S. and beyond.
Consumer Identification and Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporations are encouraged more and more to consider social responsibilities when producing their merchandise. But do the virtues advertised by these corporations […]
Recent Scholarship on the Black Experience in the U.S.
From Martin Luther King to black political participation to race relations to teaching African American students, here are some academic papers from the ‘Journal of Black Studies’ that provide a scholarly snapshot of different aspects of black history and current issues in black studies.
Price and Prejudice: How a Neighborhood’s Ethnic Characteristics Affect Housing Values
Dr. John Yinger looked at Cleveland housing market at the turn of the millennium to see if neighborhood ethnicity impacts housing prices […]
The Rise, Fall and Who Knows What’s Next of the Monograph
A new project is trying to figure out what the future of the monograph will be in the age of open access.
