Weill Cornell Medicine and CCSS have received a $5.1M, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health's Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) to launch the Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility (AR²) Center. | | |
Principal investigator Judy Zhong, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Co-PI Peter Enns, Robert H. Harrison Director of CCSS, will leverage the advanced computing and replication resources of CCSS to replicate ADSI project results. The AR² Center will help strengthen the reliability of autism research nationwide.
Read more in the Chronicle → NIH grant to fund autism research center
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Nominated by their deans, a cohort of social scientists receives research funding, course release, a semester in residence, and professional development.
Contact CCSS Program Coordinator Heather Furnas with any questions.
| | | | |  | Missed a CCSS workshop session this fall or want to revisit a favorite? All recordings include access to sample files, such as code, slides, and transcripts, via GitHub or Dropbox, so you can easily follow along or replicate the results. | | |
Cristobal Young Associate Professor Sociology
Young co-authored a study in the American Journal of Sociology supported by a CCSS Grant. Analyzing four million tax filings from 2016 to 2023, the research found that millionaires seldom moved for tax breaks but were more likely to relocate when the pandemic disrupted their social ties. These findings suggest that while tax incentives have some effect, a strong sense of place plays a much bigger role in millionaires' decisions to move. Young's work was recently cited in The New York Times.
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Tina Phillips
Assistant Director Center for Engagement Science and Nature
Phillips co-authored a study in Biological Conservation supported by a CCSS Grant. The research found that emphasizing the effectiveness of bird-collision prevention methods resonates most with bird lovers, while emotional appeals are more persuasive for the general public. These findings indicate that tailoring messages by audience type is key to reducing the over one billion bird deaths annually caused by window collisions.
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Ding Fei
Assistant Professor
City and Regional Planning
Fei studies international development, infrastructure, labor, and migration under South-South relations. Check out her recent publication in Urban Studies on how Chinese infrastructure engagement in Ethiopia has fueled the Ethiopian government's urban development aspirations, creating pathways for governments, companies, and citizens from both countries to engage in diverse speculative ventures.
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Dan Hirschman
Associate Professor
Sociology
Hirschman studies the politics of numbers in contexts ranging from economic inequality to college admissions. His newest project focuses on debates over the costs of climate change. Check out his work on the history of inequality research and the making of "the 1%" in the American Journal of Sociology.
| | | "Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants," NPR coverage of the Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility (AR²) Center | "Moral appeals trump hate in tamping down online vitriol," Chronicle article discussing research by Drew Margolin, CCSS Data Science Scholars Faculty Lead | |
Additional Events & Opportunities | |
ICPSR Summer Program Scholarships | Congrats to Eugene Lee (Cornell University, Sociology) for receiving the ICPSR Opportunity Scholarship, which supports underrepresented graduate students in quantitative training. Learn more about ICPSR Summer Program Scholarships and apply for 2026 starting in January.
November 11 @ 5:00 pm | 121 Atkinson Hall | Climate Impact Seminar: Roger Pielke, Jr. (The Honest Broker) | The last in a series of panel discussions highlighting the work of prominent leaders in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Roger A. Pielke, Jr. started The Honest Broker (THB) in October 2020 to highlight data, analyses, and commentary missing from public discussions of science, policy, and politics. Co-sponsored by Cornell Engineering, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and The 2030 Project.
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