CISS Offers Upcoming Sponsored Research Educational Programming
The Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) is excited to announce two upcoming educational sessions designed to empower investigators and administrators… More
CISS Taking Part in BU’s 2026 Giving Day for the Second Year
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 for BU's 2026 Giving Day! This is an annual opportunity to help support exciting… More
CISS and CAS Celebrate 2025 Faculty Authors at Book Party
CAS social science faculty authors, and CISS faculty affiliates and staff staff gathered this past week on February 26, 2026 in the… More
Digging Into the Everyday: Archaeology Students Study Modern Trash (Video)
CAS AR190 Introduction to Archaeology introduces students to key theoretical frameworks in archaeology and applies them to real-world themes and datasets. The… More
BU Sociologist Japonica Brown-Saracino’s New Book Looks at How the Meaning of Gentrification Has Changed
Boston University ethnographer Japonica Brown-Saracino says gentrification means more than a fresh coat of paint and rising real estate prices in old… More
CISS Affiliate Margarita Guillory Studies Pros, Cons of Tech and AI in Religion
Should you talk to God using an app? It may come as a surprise that the first chatbot was invented in the 1960s. Eliza,… More
CISS and Spark! Announce 2026 Grant Recipients
The Center for Innovation in Social Science and BU Spark! have partnered to bring together faculty and graduate student social scientists with data science… More
March 2026: Dr. Alexis Peri (CAS/History)
Alexis Peri is an associate professor in the Department of History. She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.s from the University of… More
CISS Renewed for Five Years; Carr Reappointed as CISS Director
The Center for Innovation in Social Science has been renewed for five years! CAS Dean Stan Sclaroff has reappointed Deborah Carr (A&S… More
CISS Hosts Panel Discussion “Strategies for Successful and Ethical Collaborations” on April 16
Collaboration is at the core of research - especially "convergent" research that brings together scholars from scholars from multiple disciplines. Yet collaboration… More