March 2024: Dr. Jilene Chua (CAS History)
Dr. Jilene A. C. Chua is a cultural historian of Asian/American history. Dr. Chua received her BA in Biology/Africana Studies from the… More
The Impact of Social Science Research on Public Policy: Understand Your Own Impact
An earlier version of this article appeared on the COSSA website on February 28, 2024. By Camille Gamboa (AVP of Corporate Communications… More
CISS Announces 2024-25 Pilot Grant Recipients
CISS has awarded three $5,000 pilot grants to researchers applying interdisciplinary lenses and methods to cutting-edge social issues. Each year, CISS invites… More
CISS Affiliate Studies The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health
This article, by Jessica Colarossi, originally appeared in The Brink on February 21, 2024. How a lifetime of poverty and discrimination lead… More
CISS Affiliate’s Analysis Reveals Many Excess Deaths Attributed to Natural Causes Are Actually Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths
The new study provides the most compelling data yet to suggest that excess mortality rates from chronic illnesses and other natural causes… More
CISS Affiliate Paul Shafer and Colleagues Discuss Expanding the Child Tax Credit
This article, by Nicole McCann, Paul Shafer (CISS Affiliate) & Stephanie Ettinger De Cuba, originally appeared in The Brink on February 13, 2024. Permanently… More
Social Scientists Discuss Challenges in Amassing Retirement Income and Savings
This article, by Joel Brown, originally appeared in The Brink on February 21, 2024. People say getting old isn’t for the faint… More
CISS Affiliate & Director Deborah Carr Discusses Rethinking “Old Age”
This article, by Deborah Carr (CAS, Sociology & CISS director), originally appeared in The Brink on February 21, 2024. The surprise runaway… More
Book Incubator Grant Recipients Announced
CISS and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Arts & Sciences Arianne Chernock are please to announce the three recipients of 2024… More
CISS To Hold Workshop on Federal and Foundation Grants (May 1, 2024)
Applying for federal and foundation grants is key to launching a major research project. The first steps are identifying a funding agency,… More