An international team including ASU researcher Gary Schwartz, has unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus, the first of our
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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 No. 4 in the nation by the 2018 NSF HERD assessment, ahead of Cornell University and University of Califormia-Los Angeles and Berkeley, 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 Recharge 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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April 1, 2020
Scientists have long been able to measure and analyze the fossil skulls of our ancient ancestors to estimate brain volume and growth.
March 27, 2020
The demand for doctors and nurses has been growing for years, but it’s never been more urgent since the sudden arrival of the COVID-19 virus in the U.S.