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UC Berkeley’s Campanile, or Sather Tower, photographed from Tightwad Hill overlooking Berkeley, Calif.

Published July 10, 2026

Matrix Welcomes Eight Research Teams for 2026-2027

Social Science Matrix is pleased to welcome eight new Matrix Research Teams — three faculty-led teams and five graduate student-led teams — for the 2026-2027 academic year. The teams will address topics such as the political economy of wildfire risk, the global politics of declining fertility, and the use of digital tools for governance and development in South Asia.

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Published September 21, 2020

Race and Public Opinion: Today in Historical Context

Recorded on September 10, 2020, this online panel discussion - presented by the University of California, Berkeley's Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research and Social Science Matrix - focused on the history of race and public opinion.

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Research Highlights

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Published September 15, 2020

Social Science Prediction Platform

An interview with Stefano DellaVigna, Professor of Economics and Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Research Highlights

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Published August 26, 2020

Christopher Carter on Indigenous Autonomy

An interview with Christopher Carter, a PhD candidate in Political Science at UC Berkeley and a Research Associate at the Center on the Politics of Development, who has been announced winner of the 2020 Best Fieldwork Prize from the Democracy and Autocracy Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).

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