Explore whether economics can be considered a science, analyzing its classification, testability, and consensus within social science debates.

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 8:24p.m. The bridge connecting humanities and social sciences to the environment may not be as treacherous as we are conditioned to think. There is a common ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics. Social studies curricula today, for example, is ...

The past few years have raised some hard questions about the science of well-being. How culturally biased is our conception of happiness? How much do social forces (or genetics) shape happiness, ...

Brie Tripp leads NPB 110C, a class that blends physiology lessons with examples of health disparities in underserved populations. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Rather than petri dishes or microscopes, ...

The Program in African Studies provides a systematic introduction to the complex historical, political and social issues of the African continent. Its major and minor are structured to give students ...

The debate over carrying firearms outside the home often is accompanied by predictions that public carry will lead to more violent crime. Fortunately, such claims are incorrect. The large-scale ...

The Master of Science (MS) in environmental studies provides students with the interdisciplinary training necessary to advance careers in Environmental Science, policy and governance. Students develop ...