Social Sciences

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Stanford celebrates 13 women’s history makers

Stanford celebrates the pioneering spirit that has been part of the university’s legacy since its inception, with a look at women who made history in medicine, math, athletics, business, law, economics, administration, public service and space.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Immigrant inventors are catalysts for creativity

Immigrants are known to make outsized contributions to American innovation. Research shows they make their native-born collaborators more productive as well.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

‘Geoeconomics’ makes sense of a turbulent world

A new paper by Stanford economist Matteo Maggiori offers a framework for understanding how economic power is used to achieve geopolitical goals.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Expanding access to health care after prison

People who have spent time in jail or prison often can’t get quality, affordable medical care. Two GSB grads are working to fix that.

Stanford Engineering —

Rule makers, rule breakers

Michele Gelfand explains how the concept of “tight” and “loose” cultures plays out in global affairs, national politics, and your own household.

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law —

‘This is a war of autocracies and democracies’

The world has grown too comfortable believing Ukraine can prevail without ongoing support, Ukrainian leaders told a Stanford audience last week.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

5 tips for fixing friction at work

Instead of adding another meeting, say Robert Sutton and Hayagreeva Rao, try cutting one in half instead.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

The immigration debate has a mental health toll

Anxiety and depression among Latino groups in the United States have risen during times of heightened enforcement and policy tug-of-war, new research shows.

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