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The Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, and its own policy work in issuing public comment, responding to official consultations, and organising meetings and events about social science.
The Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) is an award granted by the Academy of Social Sciences to leading academics, policy-makers, and practitioners of the social sciences. Fellows were previously known as Academicians and used the post-nominal letter "AcSS".
The butterfly house features more than 200 species of native and exotic butterflies. One of the academy's ongoing scientific efforts is the study, care, and breeding of native butterflies for species population support in the Chicago area. The academy also offers more than 100 educational programs in the natural sciences for adults and children ...
This list is a subsection of the List of members of the National Academy of Sciences, which includes approximately 2,500 living members and 500 foreign associates of the United States National Academy of Sciences, each of whom is affiliated with one of 31 disciplinary sections. Members are listed under their primary subsection and each person's ...
At Chicago, he attracted leading European scholars to teach at the University, including Arnaldo Momigliano, Raymond Aron and the British sinologist Michael Loewe, among others. Professor Shils was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society .
The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) was founded in 1889 to promote progress in the social sciences.Sparked by Professor Edmund J. James [1] and drawing from members of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, and Bryn Mawr College, the Academy sought to establish communication between scientific thought and practical effort. [2]
Pages in category "Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 272 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
David Andrich is an Australian academic and assessment specialist. [1] He has made substantial contributions to quantitative social science including seminal work on the Polytomous Rasch model for measurement, which is used in the social sciences, in health and other areas.