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Fostering Interdisciplinary, Translational Research

Connecting faculty in the social sciences to address human and societal concerns that impact people and places

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As one of Virginia Tech's research investment institutes, ISCE supports innovative, interdisciplinary and translational research that addresses critical human and societal concerns impacting the lives of people and places. ISCE's four thematic areas of research and scholarship include:

Global Issues Initiative: global trade and economic integration; global security; public policy; counter-terrorism; public health; science policy
Human Development and Health: life span issues; aging issues; children, adolescents, adulthood, family, community; child and adult health behavior; social influences on health; public health; health policy
Risk and Resilience: individual risk; social complexity, ethics; risk analysis; disaster management; social media and communication; technology, security; public policy
Community and Built Environments: urban formations; rural settings; home environments; policy implementation and evaluation

ISCE to Host Presentation by Head of NSF SBE Directorate

Dr. Arthur Lupia, Head of the NSF SBE Directorate will present "The Value of Science in a Polarized Age" in Arlington on February 13 at 1:00 p.m. His presentation will be simultaneously broadcast to Blacksburg and available via Zoom. Read more...

Call for 2020-21 ISCE Scholars Program Now Open!

ISCE is now accepting applications for its signature Scholars Program, which provides up to $30,000 in faculty support for developing grant proposals in social sciences, broadly defined, and which address critical individual and social concerns impacting people and places. Deadline: March 11, 2020. Read more...

Interested in Working with Restricted Microdata?

VT faculty now have the opportunity to submit proposals for approval to work with federal restricted microdata. Find out how ISCE can help you with the approval process and project fees!

Ashley Dayer: Bringing the Human Dimension to Bird Conservation

Using social science methods, Ashley Dayer is bringing the human dimension to wildlife conservation and addressing contemporary conservation challenges. Read more about her efforts in the ISCE Faculty Highlight.