As politicized media coverage grows, debates over health and science topics also have become more politically charged, ...

The Department's Current Research in the Study of Politics (CRISP) is a central element of our graduate program. CRISP is an annual speaker series that brings national and international scholars to ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

The Local News Research Hub aims to make academic research more accessible to audiences including policymakers, funders, and ...

Stanford sociology professor Robb Willer is one of five Stanford winners of the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, alongside ...

Though elections may be periods of confusion and uncertainty for the average voter, many social scientists see them as opportunities for research and data collection — including Carson Goh ’25, a ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

The Department of Political Science offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of science in political science. The department introduces students to the analysis of political behavior, values, ...

Current United States administration policies are degrading the nation’s biomedical research system, and the damage is likely to grow. Those valuing research face the dual challenge of limiting damage ...

Trump fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees NSF. The institutional design that built American science is at stake.

For decades, science educators have been encouraged to "stick to the science" and leave politics at the classroom door. But ...