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Iris Hui Memorial
Published May 26, 2022
Iris Hui Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship Winners
Two UC Berkeley social science graduate students have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Iris Hui Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship. Joseph Greenbaum, a PhD student in the Department of Political Science; and Gisselle Perez-Leon, a PhD candidate in the Department of History, will each receive a stipend to support their research for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Published June 9, 2021
Matrix Announces 2021-2022 Research Teams
How are digital technologies re-shaping property and development? How are unionized employees in the energy sector experiencing climate change? What are the impacts of Chinese surveillance systems deployed across the Global South? These are among the diverse questions that will be addressed by the eight Matrix Research Teams to be funded by Social Science Matrix during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Recap
Published October 25, 2020
2020 Citrin Center Award: Robert Putnam
Recorded on October 20, 2020, this video features a lecture by Robert D. Putnam, Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University. Putnam was awarded the 2020 Citrin Award, which recognizes the career of an individual who has made significant contributions to the study and understanding of public opinion.
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Published June 2, 2020
2020 Social Science Division Distinguished Teaching and Service Awards
Raka Ray, Dean of the Division of Social Sciences, honors instructors for overcoming challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Published July 31, 2019
Erasmus+ Mobility Grants Awarded
EU-funded program supports exchange between faculty, staff, and students from UC Berkeley and Freie Universität Berlin.
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Published July 30, 2019
2019-2020 Matrix Research Teams Announced
Eleven cross-disciplinary Matrix Research Teams will receive funding and administrative support to convene during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Published July 30, 2019
Recipients of 2019-2020 Matrix-Sciences Po Collaboration Grants Announced
Teams of scholars from UC Berkeley and Sciences Po, in Paris will receive funding and administrative support for cross-institutional research partnerships.
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Published March 19, 2019
2019 Citrin Center Award: Peter D. Hart, “The 2020 Election”
Recorded on March 5, 2019, this video honors Peter D. Hart with the 2019 Citrin Award, as he presents an interactive talk about the 2020 election and the future of political polling.
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Published February 7, 2019
Funding Available: Matrix Research Teams; Sciences Po, Erasmus+ Freie Universitaet Grants
Social Science Matrix seeks proposals for Matrix Research Teams for the 2019-2020 academic year, and we invite applications for collaboration grants with Sciences Po and Freie Universität Berlin.
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Published August 21, 2018
Matrix Welcomes 2018-2019 Dissertation Fellows
Social Science Matrix is honored to welcome our 2018-2019 cohort of Matrix Dissertation Fellows, four Ph.D. candidates whose research interests span diverse global challenges such as urbanization, discrimination in the workforce, self-immolation, and indigenous language preservation.
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Recap
Published May 8, 2018
2018 Social Science Fest / Matrix Open House
On May 1, 2018, Social Science Matrix hosted the first-ever joint Social Science Fest / Matrix Open House, a celebration of the accomplishments of the Division of Social Science over the past year—and an opportunity to highlight the work of Matrix for the broader community.
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Published October 30, 2017
Request for Proposals: Sciences Po Collaboration Grants
UC Berkeley faculty members are invited to submit applications for Matrix/Sciences Po Collaboration Grants, to be used to fund collaborations with scholars from France's Sciences Po.
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