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  2. Year: 2019
  3. Month: April

Month: April 2019

Massoglia Funded for Research on Sexual Violence and Policy

Posted on April 26, 2019

Congratulations to Professor Mike Massoglia for being part of a Cluster Hire team who was selected for funding by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). An interdisciplinary group of investigators will conduct research that addresses …

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Sarah “Frankie” Frank Wins MSS 3-minute Thesis Competition

Posted on April 22, 2019

It’s quite a challenge to summarize one’s thesis in 3-minutes! This contest, held by the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), was won by graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank. She presented her research on Queering Menstruation.

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Thomas awarded National Science Fellowship

Posted on April 20, 2019

Second-year graduate student Julia Thomas has been awarded a 3-year NSF fellowship for her project that examines whether, when, and how contemporary capital punishment operates as “legal lynching” in the United States. Congratulations Julia!

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Frank wins First Place for ADK Graduate Paper Competition

Posted on April 19, 2019

Sociology graduate student Sarah “Frankie” Frank’s paper “Queering Menstruation: Trans and Genderqueer Identity and Body Politics” has been selected as the first place winner in this year’s Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Graduate Paper Competition. This award will …

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Tribute to Erik Olin Wright

Posted on April 5, 2019

Erik Olin Wright, Vilas Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away on January 23, 2019 at age 71. There will be a memorial for Wright and a celebration of his …

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