Sociologist Curington and Students Train as Doulas to Inform Research on Childbirth
This article, by Amy Laskowski and Cydney Scott first appeared in The Brink on April 10, 2025. Celeste… More
BU Economics Department Boasts Global Leaders Among Alumni
This article, by Doug Most, first appeared in BU Today on April 22, 2025. BU alums Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… More
CISS Affiliate Christine Slaughter Discusses SAVE Act
This article by Jessica Colarossi originally ran in The Brink on April 18, 2025. A protester outside the… More
CISS Awards Three Book Incubator Grants
CISS and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Arts & Sciences Arianne Chernock are please to announce the three recipients of 2025 book incubator… More
Three of Six Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded Go To BU Social Scientists
For a century, Guggenheim Fellowships have given the nation’s most distinguished scholars and artists—from writer James Baldwin to environmentalist Rachel Carson—the freedom… More
CISS Names Erin Tatz as Inaugural CISS Dissertation Fellow
The Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) is pleased to announce that Erin Tatz, a doctoral candidate in political science, is… More
Meet the CISS 2025-26 Pilot Grant Winners
CISS has awarded four $5,000 pilot grants to researchers applying interdisciplinary lenses and methods to cutting-edge social issues. Each year, CISS invites… More
BU’s Giving Day Is Here! Learn More About How You Can Support CISS
BU will host its annual Giving Day on Wednesday, April 9. The theme of this year’s 24-hour fundraising drive is “Right Here,… More
BU Economist Says High Tariffs May Erode Pillars of American Economic Dominance
When US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2, 2025—upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin—he presented… More
Massachusetts Is 2024’s Go-to State for Retirement, CISS Director Deborah Carr Explains
Well, we didn’t see this coming. Massachusetts—commonwealth of uncommonly high living costs and winters that can drag on for months—was retirement central last year. The state… More