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Why Social Science? - Because We Need to Show Up to Have Our Voices Heard: Reflections from COSSA’s 2024 Social Science Advocacy Day

May 1, 2024

By Dr. Laura Widman (North Carolina State University); Dr. Aaryn L. Green (American Sociological Association); and Emma Southern (American University) This month's Why Social Science? post comes from three participants from this year's Social Science Advocacy Day who reflected upon…

Penn State social scientists head to D.C. for advocacy day

Apr 19, 2024

A delegation of Penn State faculty members traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to participate in the 2024 Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Social Science Advocacy Day. Held April 8 - 9, the event brought together social and behavioral scientists from across the country to…

SSRI researchers support social science advocacy day

Apr 9, 2024

Penn State researchers recently participated in Social Science Advocacy Day, held in Washington, D.C., by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA). The event brought together social and behavioral scientists from across the country to meet with members of Congress and their staff…

COSSA’s Social Science Rankings place Penn State at #6

Mar 13, 2024

COSSA recently released its annual College and University Rankings for Federal Social and Behavioral Science R&D, which highlight the top university recipients of research dollars in the social and behavioral sciences. In their rankings, Penn State came in sixth place with over $46 million…