A new center at Rice University will bring together the insights of the social sciences and the power of computational methods to understand and address inequality in today’s society.
The Center for Computational Insights on Inequality and Society at Rice (CIISR), led by Fred Oswald, professor in psychological sciences, and Elizabeth Roberto, assistant professor of sociology, will bring together faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students in the School of Social Sciences to identify, understand, and help address complex issues related to inequality and society.
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The center will cultivate a community for transformative and computationally intensive research among social sciences experts at Rice.
The Center for Computational Insights on Inequality and Society exemplifies our commitment to advancing research that makes a meaningful impact. By fostering collaboration and equipping scholars with cutting-edge tools, Rice is working to push the frontiers of social science research.
Oswald emphasized that the center will be a highly collaborative environment, allowing researchers to learn from each other’s computational methods, while making social sciences a more integral part of research across the university that seeks to make meaningful contributions to society.
Roberto and Oswald said another goal of the center is for its work to lead to large-scale, grant-funded research that energizes research productivity and enhances world-class graduate and undergraduate education.
“We want to offer training opportunities that allow emerging scholars to sharpen their skills in ways not possible through the standard curriculum,” Roberto said. To learn more information on the center, visit here online.
