SSRI Grant Program Announces Awards
The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) invited grant applications from Duke University faculty to study social science research topics of their choice. The size of the grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.
DUPRI research team uses electronic health records to study population of Durham County children
New research demonstrating the efficacy of using electronic health records (EHRs) to assess children’s population health.
MTV partners with MIDS to study access to voting on college campuses
MTV partnered with a team of students working on their MIDS capstone project to study access to voting on college campuses.
SocSci Scholars Info Session
Thinking about writing a senior thesis or launching your own research project, but not sure where to start? Duke’s new SocSci Scholars can help and is inviting undergraduates to come learn how.
How Is AI Shaping Student Life?
AI is everywhere. It’s in your problem sets, your inbox, your group chats, maybe even your study playlist. But nobody really knows yet what all of that is doing to us. Duke wants to change that with its new initiative, HARP.
AI, LLMs and Social Science Research
If you’re interested in AI, machine learning, or new approaches to social science research, we hope you’ll join us on October 23 for the next talk in the SSRI Distinguished Methods Speaker Series.
The Questions We Should Be Asking About AI
Duke researchers built Pressing Prompts, an open resource meant to help instructors and students wrestle with the hard questions surrounding AI. They used AI itself to build it.
Fall 2026 Workshops
Workshops are designed to help researchers build practical skills in research design, data collection, evaluation, and analysis. Open to Duke faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, staff, and others interested in social science research.
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