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Political Science Professor Margaret Levi and coauthors propose ethics reflection as a precondition to research funding
Political Science Professor Margaret Levi and coauthors propose ethics reflection as a precondition to research funding
The newly proposed Ethics and Society Review seeks to fill a critical need by considering how proposed research could have harmful effects on society.

For Political Science Professor Stephen Haber, U.S. innovation is a 'patently' contentious topic
For Political Science Professor Stephen Haber, U.S. innovation is a 'patently' contentious topic
Haber and Lamoreaux describe the origins of the United States’ patent system and how it led to a boom in innovation and unprecedented economic growth beginning in the nineteenth century.

Political Science Professor Rob Reich encourages students to speak their mind at inaugural Socrates at Sunset event
Political Science Professor Rob Reich encourages students to speak their mind at inaugural Socrates at Sunset event
"The goal of the new event series is to provoke thoughtful conversations around topics of ethics and philosophy[.]"

Professors Rob Reich and Jeremy Weinstein chart a new course for technology, policy
Professors Rob Reich and Jeremy Weinstein chart a new course for technology, policy
Three Stanford professors want people to press control-alt-delete on how we think about our relationship to Big Tech. In a new book, they seek to empower all of us to create a technological future that supports human flourishing…

Professor Beatriz Magaloni Wins the 2021 Heinz I. Eulau Award for Best Article Published in American Political Science Review
Professor Beatriz Magaloni Wins the 2021 Heinz I. Eulau Award for Best Article Published in American Political Science Review
In this award-winning article entitled “Killing in the Slums: Social Order, Criminal Governance and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro," Professor Magaloni, Edgar Franco-Vivanco, and Vanessa Melo explore the conditions that allow criminal…