Our Mission

Founded in 2004 with the broad goal of advancing social science research at Stanford, the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS) trains social scientists in advanced and innovative research methods, undertakes high-quality interdisciplinary research, and disseminates research findings that address significant global challenges.

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Events

Data, Society, and Inference Seminar

This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques.
10/01/2012 - 1:00pm

Tony Atkinson, "Where Is Inequality Headed?"

Tony Atkinson will speak on "Where Is Inequality Headed?" Part of Stanford's Bowen H.
05/17/2013 - 12:30am - 2:00am

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IRiSS In The News

Snipp Assumes New Role with IRiSS

May 21, 2012. Karen Cook announced the appointment of C. Matthew Snipp as deputy director of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences. Snipp, who is the Burnet C. and Mildred Finley Wohlford Professor of Humanities and Sciences, has worked with the Institute since its founding in 2004. He will continue to serve as director of the Institute’s Secure Data Center, providing access to microdata of the federal government through the U.S Census Bureau’s network of research data centers.

New Certificate in Cultures, Minds & Medicines

This spring, a new graduate certificate in Culture, Minds and Medicines will be offered through IRiSS. Tanya Lurhmann, the Howard H. and Jessie T. Watkins University Professor in the department of Anthropology, will serve as the director of the program. She is joined by five faculty from three departments who will serve on the steering committee. Luhrmann reported that 40 graduate students have been participating in a workshop since the beginning of the year, featuring speakers from Medical Anthropology, Cultural Psychology, and Medicine. Read more at Cultures, Minds & Medicines.
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