We connect researchers with interests in numerous social and behavioral science areas, promote collaboration across the Duke campus, and facilitate research teams' activities to create cutting-edge work on some of the most complex and urgent questions facing social scientists today.
Three-day workshop introducing participants to the use of micro-data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Kerry Haynie (REGSS) is one of seven 2014 Cook award winners representing a broad selection from the Duke and Durham communities.
Modeled after Apple’s Genius Bars, The Connection Bar provides students with assistance on their research projects.
Study (including Durham) shows children raised in a dangerous neighborhood are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior.
Duke officially commemorates the transformation of Gross Hall into a university hub for the social sciences and interdisciplinary initiatives.
Figures and other forms of visual representation can have a huge impact on the communication of research to a broader audience. A well designed figure can summarize research, captivate audience...
Tobacco consumption is seen as the predominant driver of both the trend and the extent of sex differences in life expectancy. We compare the impact of smoking to the effect of other non-biological...
Dr. Gary Gereffi discusses his research on the competitiveness of North Carolina in education and the economy using information drawn from both secondary sources and direct contact with companies...
Enter SSRI-West and you are surrounded by team rooms devoted to research and projects, a welcoming, large space known as The Connection, (featuring informal areas to cross paths on the way to coffee and refreshments), and extensive whiteboards and writable glass to facilitate instant exchange of ideas.
Seminars, classes and teams operating in the space are able to draw on an extensive social science data infrastructure backed up by a 21st century help desk (Connection Bar), providing assistance with data access, data management and social science methods. Sound exciting? Come join us!
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