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CCSS + CPC Grant Development Program Workshop

Social Science Funding Through Foundations

April 20, 12-1 PM | MVR 2250 & Zoom

Explore strategies for securing foundation funding in this moderated panel featuring faculty with firsthand experience working with foundations. The discussion will be moderated by Matt Hall, Director of the Cornell Population Center and Professor of Public Policy and Sociology.

This event is part of the CCSS + CPC Grant Development Program, which supports Cornell social and population scientists in developing competitive research grant proposals. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Panelists include:

Max Kapustin Assistant Professor Economics & Public Policy

Laura Tach

Professor

Public Policy & Sociology

Don't Miss These CCSS Funding Deadlines

CCSS offers a variety of programs to promote innovative social science research at Cornell and support teams in obtaining external funding.

Grant Preparation Funds: Up to $95K, Apr. 15 deadline

Accelerated Research Grants: Up to $35K, Apr. 15 deadline

Hire a Grant Writer: Up to $3K, apply anytime

The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet

Leah Stokes

Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics, University of California, Santa Barbara

Leah Stokes • April 23, 2026

Recognized by Time Magazine 100, who noted that Dr. Stokes was “a powerhouse contributor” to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which made the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history.

CCSS Distinguished Lecture in the Social Sciences

Co-sponsored by: Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, The 2030 Project, The ILR Climate Jobs Institute

5:00 PM | 120 Physical Sciences Building

New Series: Reproducible Research Tips

Tip #1: Lock Down Your R Environment

For R-based analyses, ensure reproducibility by using the latest version of R and the renv package. renv creates isolated project environments with dedicated libraries, improving both portability and long-term reproducibility.

Get started:

Review the Introduction to renv documentation to set up your first reproducible R project.

Need help?

Contact socialsciences@cornell.edu for support.

Upcoming QuIRI Workshop

Evaluating Arts-Based Pedagogy: A Qualitative Study of Poetry in Public Health Education

April 15 @ 12 PM | 291 Clark Hall

Led by Jeanne Moseley, Professor of Practice in the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, this workshop presents the qualitative evaluation design and methodology for assessing an innovative arts-based pedagogical intervention in public health education.

Submit Self-Nominations by May 15 for Trevor Pinch QuIRI Award

Recognizes a Cornell faculty member who demonstrates innovation in developing, using, or teaching qualitative methods. The recipient will give the Trevor Pinch Innovation Award in Fall 2026 and will also receive a $500 honorarium.

Apply by May 15 with a CV, cover letter describing the innovation, and the name/email of a colleague or supervisor who can provide a letter of support.

Submit applications to: quiri@cornell.edu

2025-26 Faculty Fellows Spotlight

Nori Jacoby

Assistant Professor

Psychology

Jacoby studies human culture. He approaches this multifaceted topic by combining machine-learning methods with behavioral experiments and large-scale data, as well as with massive online studies and fieldwork conducted around the world. He is currently investigating how cultures are affected and reshaped by generative artificial intelligence.

In the News

"Why Laughing at Yourself Makes You More Likeable," Time magazine — discussing research by Övül Sezer, CCSS Grantee (2025).

"Oil prices swing wildly with war in Iran," The Associated Press — featuring Nicholas Mulder, CCSS Faculty Fellow (2024-25). See his related CNN article.

"As Zohran Mamdani Faces Huge Budget Hole, Free Parking May Be History," CNBC — featuring Nicholas Klein, CCSS Grantee (2025).

Additional Events & Opportunities

April 8 Deadline | Call for Proposals: Thought Summits on Data Science & AI | The Cornell Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society and Cornell Artificial Intelligence Initiative invite Cornell faculty to propose fully funded 3-5 day Thought Summits that bring together campus and external experts to spark new, collaborative research directions in data science and AI, with $30K-$50K available per summit.

April 10 @ 3:45pm | 655 Rhodes Hall | Towards discrete diffusion models for language and image generation with Sanjay Shakkottai, UT Austin | Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society Data Science Distinguished Lecture

April 13 @ 12pm | Mann Library, Room 102 | Securing Research Funding from New York State: Building Connections and Identifying Support | This program is geared to Cornell faculty interested in learning how to build strategic partnerships and obtain research support from New York State. The program will feature staff in Cornell's Office of State Relations in Albany and faculty members who have successfully secured state funding.

April 14 @ 2pm | 291 Clark Hall | Exploring Relationships Between Journalism and Public Opinion, with accomplished journalists Ariel Edwards-Levy, Philip Bump, and Nathaniel Rakich | Roper Center Roundtable campus viewing of livestream with refreshments

April 14 @ 4:15pm | 571 Rhodes Hall | How to tame and validate AI-based predictions? with Martin Wainwright, MIT | Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society Data Science Distinguished Lecture

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