Congratulations to John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, for being selected for a 2020 UW-Madison Exceptional Service Award. In addition to his high level of research and creative productivity, John has served as a mentor …
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Josh Garoon Listed as UW-Madison Expert on Pandemic Emergency and Preparedness
Josh Garoon, an assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Community & Environmental Sociology, studies the sociology of public health. He can address the social, economic, and political dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially health …
John Eason Interviewed about Dilemmas Facing Rural Town Considering Ice Detention Center
UniverCity Alliance and Mayor’s Innovation Project Part of COVID-19 Survey
Benny Witkovsky Selected as Teaching Fellow
Congratulations to graduate student Benny Witovsky for being selected by the College of Letters & Science (L &S) to be one of this year’s Teaching Fellows! This role involves being part of the Teaching Assistant …
Vicky Chang to Retire from Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) announced that Huey-Chi Vicky Chang is retiring from UW-Madison this spring. Vicky started as a Sociology graduate student at UW in 1989. Before her work with the WLS, Vicky collaborated …
Professor Eric Grodsky Appointed as Vilas Associate
Congratulations to Eric Grodsky for being selected for an appointment as a Vilas Associate, awarded by the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research …
Barbara Weston Corry, Longtime Sociology Editor, has Passed Away
Barbara Weston Corry, longtime editor for the Sociology Department and the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE), passed away on December 28, 2019, at the age of 83. She retired in 1995 after serving as …
Essay by Associate Professor John Eason Part of Focus, online publication of IRP
Focus is the Institute for Research on Poverty’s online collection of brief essays summarizing current poverty and policy research for non-researchers. Each issue is accompanied by Focus+, a college classroom resource, which includes additional information …
Memorial for Sandy Ramer on December 14
We are sorry to share the news that Sandy Ramer passed away on November 12th. Sandy was the Sociology Department’s graduate advisor from 1983 – 2010. She was adored by many faculty members and graduate …