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Social Science at ASU: Improving human outcomes
At Arizona State University, the social sciences provide knowledge, insight and skills to answer our world's most pressing questions. Ranked #4 in the nation by the 2016 NSF HERD assessment, ahead of University of California-Berkeley, Cornell University and University of Califormia-Los Angeles, we leverage our place to solve human problems, improve our capacity for decision-making, generate new knowledge about society, increase social and cultural diversity and inclusion, and inform policy and social processes through design and planning.
By pushing boundaries and engagement across the university, the social sciences at ASU drives local and global research in engineering, business, health care, science and policy, as well as educational successes. Join us!
The Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment aims to be an incubator of novel research on collective action and the commons. more
Healthy Lifestyles Research Center is a center of excellence to prevent and reduce the burden of chronic disease across the lifespan. more
The Institute for Social Science Research provides support for research and training in the social sciences. more
Urban Climate Research Center integrates social and physical sciences to develop and test urban design and management policies to enhance the productivity, health and sustainability of urban populations. more
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September 19, 2018
Think about where you are right now. Your office chair, your living room couch, your spot of shady sidewalk. The land under your feet has a story to tell.
September 12, 2018
Many people use Yelp to find a good place to eat or a trusted mechanic, but in a new study researchers delved deep into the popular online review site to better understand American child care from