Social Sciences

Renato Rosaldo, cultural anthropologist with a poet’s heart, dies at 85

A beloved member of the university’s Chicano community, he also founded and directed the Stanford Center for Chicano Research.

Portrait of Renato Rosaldo
Lorie Novak
Portrait of Isaac Sorkin

Isaac Sorkin awarded Sherwin Rosen Prize

Portrait of Takeshi Amemiya

Econometrician Takeshi Amemiya has died

Alvin Roth

What happens when markets collide with morality?

Portrait of Judith Fan in the Stanford arcade

Judith Fan awarded Gleitman Prize

Rising gas prices, explained

Fingers on the track pad of a laptop in a dark room

Is that political post real—or a money-making scam?

Adam Bonica named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

A student holds a phone underneath a desk to sneak a look at it.

National study of school cellphone bans shows benefits are not immediate

Four H&S scholars named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows

Adrien Bilal in the Stanford arcade

Adrien Bilal receives 2026 Best Young Economist Prize

Sharika Thiranagama with cover of The Monster in Your Path

The Monster in Your Path: The Private Life of Caste in India by Sharika Thiranagama, Anthropology

Hazel Markus in the Stanford arcade

Hazel Rose Markus wins 2026 Sage-CASBS Award

David Abernethy speaks to Faculty Senate

Political scientist David Abernethy has died

What does it mean to be reasonable?

Claude Steele in his office

New book explores the tension that can exist between people of different identities—and how to overcome it

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Tomás Jimenéz speaks at the launch of the institute’s Flourishing Cities Initiative.

Initiative aims to help cities address migration

The front of the Glades County Detention Center

New report examines the failures of a Florida immigrant jail born of a federal–county partnership

Collage of Claude Steele and the cover of his book, Churn

Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It by Claude Steele, Psychology

Portrait of Brian Knutson

Brain responses to wildlife images may motivate engagement with conservation efforts

Collage of Michelle Jackson and the cover of her book

The Division of Rationalized Labor by Michelle Jackson, Sociology

Collage of Gi-Wook Shin and the cover of his book

The Four Talent Giants by Gi-Wook Shin, Sociology

Photo of John R. Rickford at a podium

John R. Rickford receives lifetime service award

Collage of Michael McFaul and the book cover of Autocrats vs. Democrats

Autocrats vs. Democrats by Michael McFaul, Political Science

Why we can’t stop clicking on rage bait

Social media research tool lowers the political temperature

Collage of portraits, from left to right: Jennifer Burns, Dan Edelstein, Stephen H. Haber

Three H&S faculty become American Academy of Sciences and Letters members

The Tech Ethics and Policy Fellows pose for a photo together

Fellowship program positions students to lead at intersection of public policy and technology

Jay McClelland and Gaurav Suri

New book sheds light on intelligence in humans and machines

Collage of Jay McClelland and the cover of the Emergent Mind

The Emergent Mind by Jay McClelland, Psychology

The antidote to loneliness might be recognizing how much others care

Portrait of Paul Sniderman

H&S recognizes Paul Sniderman with inaugural faculty mentorship award

Image of Nicholas Bloom

Nicholas Bloom selected as 2025 Citation Laureate in Economics