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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Montana Join the CUF
The SSRC is pleased to welcome two new member institutions to the College and University Fund for the Social Sciences: the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Montana.
Introducing the 2022-2024 Just Tech Fellows
The Just Tech Fellowship, a project of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), announced its inaugural class of Just Tech Fellows today. These six visionaries—Kim Gallon, Chris Gilliard, Christine Miranda, Clarence Okoh, Meme Styles, and Rua Williams—will each receive two-year fellowships to tackle complex issues at the intersection of tech and social justice.
Announcing the Inaugural SSRC Katznelson Fellow: Mario Small
The Social Science Research Council is proud to announce that Dr. Mario Small is the inaugural SSRC Katznelson Fellow. Named in honor of former SSRC president Ira Katznelson, this annual fellowship recognizes distinguished scholars whose research, pedagogy, and writing exemplify innovation and boundary crossing in the social sciences. Small will deliver the first annual SSRC Katznelson Lecture on September 23, 2022.
Announcing the 2022 International Dissertation Research Fellows
The Social Science Research Council’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) is thrilled to announce the 2022 cohort of IDRF fellows. For 25 years, the IDRF program has partnered with the Mellon Foundation to support PhD students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences conducting dissertation research on non-US or US Indigenous cultures and societies across the world. This class of fellows, the program’s final cohort, will include 60 graduate students conducting research across 13 disciplines—from political science and area studies to geography, education, and Native American studies—in 12 regions worldwide. Projects include research on the collection and circulation of sacred
The NSF Partners with the SSRC Mercury Project to Advance Scientific Knowledge on the Impact of Public Health Guidance
The U.S. National Science Foundation is partnering with the Social Science Research Council to support research that advances scientific knowledge about public health guidance and its impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
Gina Neff and Raka Ray Join the SSRC Board of Directors
The Social Science Research Council is proud to welcome two leaders in research and higher education as members of its Board of Directors: Dr. Gina Neff, who directs the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at the University of Cambridge, and Dr. Raka Ray, dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Neff and Ray will serve on the SSRC Board of Directors for three-year terms. Gina Neff is the executive director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at the University of Cambridge and professor of Technology & Society at the University of