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Institute for Social Science Research


 

The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) promotes excellence in social science research across the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We provide support for researchers using social science methods, undertaking collaborative and interdisciplinary research, doing publicly engaged research, and seeking external funding for research. We serve as a research and training hub connecting faculty and students across campus, making UMass Amherst an international research leader on issues such as socioeconomic, racial, and gender equity, economic development and labor markets, global health and demographic transformations, and the societal impacts of new technologies and climate change.

Your gift will contribute to ISSR’s priority activities such as: 

  • Training faculty and students in cutting-edge methodologies 
  • Building interdisciplinary research collaborations 
  • Fostering public-engaged social science
  • Building faculty capacity for research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes for Health (NIH), and other sponsors

To learn more about ISSR's contributions, please check out our 2020-21 Annual Report here.

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3 $500 Pre-Law Club 13
4 Football 9
5 Operations & Information Management Department 7
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1 Institute for Social Science Research +231.25% $6,625.00
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2 SBS Academic Fellows +141.67% $7,250.00
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3 Labor Center +72.92% $2,075.00
goal: $1,200.00
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goal: $4,000.00
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1 Senior Completion Fund +80.00% 9
goal: 5
2 Department of Anthropology +75.00% 35
goal: 20
3 SBS Academic Fellows +60.00% 16
goal: 10
4 Labor Center +40.00% 14
goal: 10
5 UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) +39.00% 139
goal: 100
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