The Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) has announced the recipients of its biannual small-grant award for interdisciplinary research and conference support for fall 2010. They are:

• Garrick Blalock, applied economics and management (AEM); David Levine, University of California, "Can an Improved Sales Contract Speed Adoption of Improved Stoves?";
• Debra Castillo, Latin American studies; Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell Farmworker Program; and Sofia Villenas, Latino studies, "Youth Identities, and Transnational Flows";
• Molly Diesing and Draga Zec, both in linguistics, "The Interaction of Syntax, Semantics and Prosody in Slovenian";
• Ori Heffetz, Michael Waldman and Kristen B. Cooper, all in economics, "Limited Rationality and the Strategic Environment: An Experimental Study";
• Sheri Lynn Johnson, Christopher Seeds and John Blume, all law, "Capital Jurors Deciding Intellectual Disability: What Matters and Why?";
• Kent Kleinman and Mary Woods, both architecture, art and planning, "Unpacking the Nano: The Price of the World's Most Affordable Car";
• Daniel Lichter and Dean Lillard, both policy analysis and management; Rebekka Christopoulou, Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, "Immigration, Intra- and Inter-generational Socio-Economic Mobility";
• Edith Liu, AEM, "Do International Bond Markets Diversify Portfolio Risk?";
• Qingzhong Ma, hotel, "What Drives the Stock Price Runups? Insider Trading vs. Market Anticipation";
• Brian Rubineau, ILR; David Lazer, Northeastern University; Michael Neblo, Ohio State University, "The Co-evolution of Individuals and Their Social Setting: A Multi-site Longitudinal Study"; and
• Brian Wansink, Kevin Kniffin and William Schulze, all AEM; Carol Devine and Jeffery Sobal, both nutritional sciences, "The Impact of Social Eating Patterns on Workplace Productivity and Organizational Commitment: Initiating a Program of Firefighter Research."