Stanford Impact Labs

?? Can an intervention designed to help people in mental health crisis adhere to prescription meds reduce involuntary hospitalizations and ultimately save lives? ?? In an age of extreme wealth inequality, can a state-run mechanism designed to build financial savings for kids from low-wealth families expand real access to opportunity? ?? Can an evidence-based?maternal-newborn standard of?care be adapted to a community model that expands its impact and decreases neonatal mortality? These are just a few of the pressing questions that 5 SIL-funded teams of Stanford University researchers, working in close collaboration with government agencies, school districts, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits will seek to answer over the next three years. Learn more about our latest investments and the collaborative teams leading each of the solutions-focused projects ?? #research #solutions #socialscience #socialimpact #datadriven

We are grateful to have been invited to participate in last week's?2024 Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Summit?hosted by San Jose State University. SIL's Executive Director Misan Rewane facilitated a panel discussion exploring equitable?collaborations, including those among MSIs, HSIs, HBCUs, and R1 institutions.?More on the Summit: https://bit.ly/3AExgIz #socialimpact #publicinteresttech #siliconvalley #highereducation

Join our team! We're seeking an Assistant Director for Ethics, Society, & Technology Initiatives to develop and manage innovative, dynamic, and diverse opportunities for the Stanford community and broader public to engage in rigorous ethical reflection about ethics, society, and technology topics. Learn more and apply today: https://lnkd.in/dCFbFjXp #jobalert #hiring #Stanford

Still processing the first year of the Evidence for Policy fellowship with Stanford Impact Labs in the days since our closing cohort meeting last week. I learned so much from them and about myself in the process of helping them all apply data and evidence to their policy projects on everything from support for folks experiencing homelessness, economic development support for minority-owned businesses, wildfire response and recovery, auxiliary dwelling unit incentives, rental assistance programs and economic development strategies. I am so looking forward to keeping in touch and seeing how each of you moves through your next steps on these projects AND in your careers as public administrators. Hana, Michelle, Misan - I am so glad to be on this journey with you and can't wait to see what we can do next!

Last week, SIL’s Marina Kaneko and Jenny Kauffman brought together Stanford University faculty and research teams with their expert partners across business, nonprofit, and government sectors to kick-off new collaborations for leveraging research insights to create social impact. Six multi-disciplinary SIL-funded, solutions-focused teams gathered to discuss how to make progress on issues ranging from equitable access to family-centered care to healthier teen smartphone use. The workshop was a unique opportunity for teams to engage different perspectives, strengthen a shared vision, and accelerate their ambitious plans for impact at scale. One participant shared about the event, “It was really wonderful to hear from all types of backgrounds and industries.” Another noted, “In-person meetings remain the most effective way to ensure we're all moving in the right direction together.” Stanford Impact Labs is inspired by the passion and insights shared by all of the participants, and we look forward to each group's journey ahead as they put social science to work for society. Thank you to our external co-facilitator, Ana Tellez, for helping to lead several discussions on the importance of community engagement and how inequities show up in complex issues! To learn more about this cohort of 2024 Stage 1 investments, see: https://lnkd.in/greyT5Ar To learn more about how SIL supports the teams we invest in to accelerate their impact, see: https://lnkd.in/gZvEY8JS #socialimpact #pathwaystosocialimpact #socialscience #solutions

Stanford RegLab is hiring predoctoral Research Fellows! (Round 1 Deadline extended to 12/2/24!) Are you interested in using your technical skills to help solve society’s most urgent problems? Stanford RegLab is an impact lab at Stanford University that partners with government agencies for technology and data science in public policy.? Recent high-profile projects include work on machine learning and demographic disparities in IRS audits (https://lnkd.in/dmRaeQ6w), an award-winning collaboration for pandemic preparedness and public health (https://lnkd.in/gtWBfTNT), pioneering work on satellite imagery for environmental protection (https://lnkd.in/gb8wgkB7), modernization of social safety net systems (https://lnkd.in/ge83R6h5), benchmarking of AI tools (https://lnkd.in/dYd-w5xy), legal reform to address historic injustices (https://lnkd.in/gxMmwvvs), and extensive policy work on AI governance (https://lnkd.in/gkvC9Vwc).? Our Research Fellows collaborate with other researchers in the lab to produce policy-relevant research and publications. This is a unique opportunity for graduates to gain experience with the academic research and publication process and assist on high-impact projects. For the Research Fellow position starting Summer/Fall 2025, there are two rounds of application review. The deadline for the first round was October 28, 2024 but has been extended to December 2, 2024; the deadline for the second round is Monday, January 6, 2025. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis and preference will be given to first-round applicants. Please submit your initial application materials here (https://lnkd.in/gx44taXv) and contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Applicants should be completing a degree in a relevant quantitative field (e.g., computer science, data science, statistics, engineering, mathematics, economics); more specific technical qualifications are listed at the formal job listing here (https://lnkd.in/gdD5US45). Come join a diverse, interdisciplinary, and highly motivated group to drive change in technology, data science, and government!

We are thrilled to announce a $2.5 million?Stage 3: Amplify Impact?investment over five years to support the solutions-focused, partnership-based work of the?Global Capital Allocation Project (GCAP). GCAP is an international macroeconomics and finance research lab that spans across Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Columbia Business School, and the University of Chicago and works?to shed light on how capital moves around the world to improve international economic policy. The funding will enable GCAP to (1) continue building a?comprehensive data set of cross-border investments?that inform a range of macroeconomic policy decisions for partners including the European Central Bank and (2) develop policy-relevant frameworks for how countries?use economic tools for geopolitical purposes. #geoeconomics #datadriven #solutions #socialscienceresearch

?? Digital Technologies for Refugee Support: Opportunities and Risks??? Last week, at Stanford King Center on Global Development, we co-hosted an event together with the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, to discuss the possibilities of using digital technologies for refugee support. The event explored the intersection of technology and humanitarian aid in a compelling panel discussion on the risks, limitations and opportunities of using digital technologies for refugee support. Experts from UNHCR, Stanford, and the Danish Tech Ambassador’s Office shared their insights on how AI and other digital technologies can improve refugee response, particularly during global crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and others. The event, moderated by Denmark’s Deputy Tech Ambassador Martine Gram Barbry, highlighted how data-driven AI tools, like GeoMatch developed by Stanford Impact Labs, can help connect refugees with communities where they have the best chance of thriving. But, the conversation also emphasized the ethical and practical challenges these technologies pose, such as data privacy, biases in AI systems, and the need for responsible implementation. Thank you to our esteemed panelists Deputy UNHCR Kelly T. Clements, Professor of Political Science & Faculty Co-Director of the Immigration Policy Lab Jens Hainmueller, Executive Director of the Immigration Policy Lab Adam Lichtenheld, PhD, Techplomacy Team Leader at the Office of Denmark’s Tech Ambassador Christian Mogensen, and Assistant Professor of Statistics at Stanford Dominik Rothenh?usler for their valuable perspectives. It's clear that cross-sector collaboration is vital to leveraging tech for better humanitarian outcomes. ?? #TechForGood #RefugeeSupport #AIInnovation #DigitalInclusion #Techplomacy #HumanitarianTech

We're incredibly grateful for the high praise and belief in collaborative defense from Stanford Law School's John Donohue and Eric Baldwin in this AMAZING op-ed piece published by Project Syndicate. You may not realize this, but odds are you know someone represented by a public defender—because 80% of accused people cannot afford counsel, about a third of Americans have had a loved one counselled by a public defender. Expanding what public defenders can do—and helping more people get access to things like housing, medicine, and emergency aid—is what drives us and this work. We are so excited about our partnership with Stanford Impact Labs to validate the outcomes of Collaborative Defense through external evaluations of our work and cannot wait to see what the future holds for the collaborative defense movement! #publicdefender #criminaljustice #legalnews