Stanford Impact Labs

The official account of @stanford's Impact Labs, an initiative of @StanfordHumSci We invest in teams working to solve the world’s biggest social problems.

[nature @Nature]

The United States has moved to deracialize kidney diagnostics.

The move addresses major health-equity issues — but it also shines a light on a problematic clinical test.

https://t.co/IHHQYSxZno

[Stanford King Center on Global Development @StanfordKingCtr]

Though more women hold political office in India, it's still male family members that hold political sway.

Soledad Artiz Prillaman's research collaborations explore how to achieve genuine empowerment and representation.

Read the @stanfordimpact story! https://t.co/dJWLWxJwsG

[Immigration Policy Lab @ImmigrationLab]

📢 We are pleased to announce @stanfordimpact has awarded IPL a 5-year, $2.5 million investment! This support will allow us to continue driving policy change and improved outcomes for migrants and communities through evidence-based solutions. Read more:
https://t.co/VWLh0Esq01

[Michael Eddy @MichaelEddy]

📢@stanfordimpact is excited to make a long-term investment in @GCAProject based on a track record of research that has helped to build more prosperous & resilient economies.

Read more 👇 https://t.co/qsRFPcBGo2

[Jan Voelkel @jgvoelkel]

🚨 Strengthening Americans’ Democratic Attitudes🚨

For the last 4 years, we crowdsourced and tested ideas for ⬇️ antidemocratic attitudes & partisan animosity.

A 🧵 on all papers, published/IP @ScienceMagazine (🆕https://t.co/F9yarhq7nx🆕), @PNASNews (2x), @NatureHumBehav (2x).

[Malathi Balasundaram MD @Malathineo]

Thank you @stanfordimpact for getting us all in one room. It was a great kickstart meeting and can't wait to share our progress with your team. Lovely to meet ❤️@parentsaspcps ,@MiaM7383 , @henryleeneo, @FccTaskforce @NICUParentNet, #FCC, #socialproblem

[Morgan Kowalski @parentsaspcps]

@FccTaskforce at Stanford Impact Labs!!! Read more about our project here: https://t.co/SSdLXwf4jP
@Malathineo @henryleeneo @MiaM7383

[Immigration Policy Lab @ImmigrationLab]

“GeoMatch is able to take in vast quantities of data and uncover patterns that would be impossible for the human mind to detect,” — #GeoMatch director @gotard in @stanfordimpact's recent piece on the #AI tool’s role in #refugee resettlement & integration: https://t.co/02sAj6ZCiV

[Stanford HAI @StanfordHAI]

📢 New policy brief: Technical “fixes” alone aren’t enough to address deep-seated health inequities. Our latest brief assesses the impact of race variables in clinical algorithms used to evaluate the severity of chronic kidney diseases. https://t.co/7SaQwjYlVC

[APSA @APSAtweets]

Soledad Artiz Prillaman Receives the 2024 Victoria Schuck Award for "The Patriarchal Political Order: The Making and Unraveling of the Gendered Participation Gap in India" #APSA2024
https://t.co/o31NFs67Iy

[Stanford Law School @StanfordLaw]

SLS and the Superior Court of LA announced that a team of researchers from the @StanfordCLP and the @LegalDesignLab are launching a new project, “Fortifying Families Through Digital Access to Justice,” with a grant from @stanfordimpact.
Read more here: https://t.co/WQXZtREzIe

[Stanford HAI @StanfordHAI]

The common practice of aligning AI-based chatbots with user preferences can have unintended effects, according to a new study led by computer scientist and @StanfordHAI faculty affiliate @Diyi_Yang. https://t.co/2B02zPnhjG

[Stanford Impact Labs @stanfordimpact]

Our ​investment strategy springs from our founding agenda: to enable teams of @Stanford researchers to work with the public, social & private sectors to tackle social problems using human creativity, rigorous evidence & innovative technology. Learn more ⤵️ https://t.co/aP2MXb82mQ

[Stanford Impact Labs @stanfordimpact]

What fantastic election results from @ASAnews 🙌🏾Congratulations to Shelley Correll of @StanfordSoc @SVLeadershipLab & @victorerikray of @uiowa! We know from deep experience, as do many across @Stanford, that Shelley is an engaged, inclusive leader & pioneering social scientist!

[ASA Sociology @ASAnews]

We are pleased to announce that Shelley J. Correll @StanfordSoc @Stanford has been elected the 2025-2026 ASA President, and Victor E. Ray @victorerikray @uiowa has been elected Vice President. Read full election results: https://t.co/tneHebn7EJ.

[Stanford HAI @StanfordHAI]

Stanford HAI senior fellow @robreich will explore the most pressing issues of AI safety as senior advisor to the U.S. AI Safety Institute. Read this Q&A with @StanfordImpact Labs about how he envisions the role taking shape. https://t.co/ML8yOs2xx6

[Michael Eddy @MichaelEddy]

Big news: Leading philosopher & ethicist, @RobReich, using his sabbatical to join the executive leadership team of the new US @AISafetyInst https://t.co/cTaeUrui66

[Global Capital Allocation Project @GCAProject]

Our director @m_maggiori hosted @ecb chief economist Philip Lane for a guest lecture at @StanfordGSB on the economic situation in the Euro Area.

Bloomberg write up here:

https://t.co/OKKVW9qiht

[UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @LuskinCenter]

@gregspierce, co-director of @LuskinCenter, was featured in @stanfordimpact's What Would It Take series. He discussed ensuring trustworthy tap water in underserved communities w/ @khalidkosman. Listen here: https://t.co/pdlbZsI1mv @ucla @uclaluskin

[SSRC @ssrc_org]

Congratulations to our colleague Jeremy Weinstein of @stanfordimpact, who will be the next dean of @Kennedy_School!

https://t.co/U9DzVxX03D

[Stanford Impact Labs @stanfordimpact]

In April, @SecRaimondo announced that @Stanford's @robreich will serve as senior advisor to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) w/in @NIST. We spoke w/ Rob about his contributions as a philosopher & the pressing questions that surround AI safety. https://t.co/We3aIfCMcb