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Census 2020 Symposium Online Tuesday March 24

Posted on March 23, 2020

Beginning at noon (CST) on Tuesday March 24, the Census 2020 Symposium will be held online. Four invited experts (Steven Ruggles, Diana Magnuson, Michael Hawes and Margo Anderson) will discuss the collection and use of …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Demography, Graduate Program, News

Vicky Chang to Retire from Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Posted on February 5, 2020

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 …

Posted in Aging and the Life Course, News, UncategorizedTagged News

Cora Marrett Reflects on Wisconsin Idea Course

Posted on January 10, 2020
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Jordan Conwell Presents on Race, Gender, Higher Education, and Socioeconomic Attainment

Posted on November 22, 2019

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, Jordan Conwell, recently participated in the Fall Colloquium Series at the Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania.  Watch his talk, “Race, Gender, Higher Education, and …

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John Eason explains why Private Prisons are Controversial

Posted on September 27, 2019

Associate Professor John Eason was interviewed by “The Conversation” about his research on private prisons and why they are controversial.  The United States is one of a few countries that allows private entities to own …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged Criminal Justice, News

UniverCity Alliance Brings Faculty, Students, and Communities together

Posted on September 5, 2019

This year UniverCity is collaborating with the City of Durand and the village of Stockholm in Pepin County to address their challenge of economic development and environmental sustainability.  There are 11 faculty members who will …

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Pape and Jeon Receive Awards from ASA Science Knowledge and Technology Section

Posted on June 14, 2019

Congratulations to Madeleine Pape, who is the 2019 winner of the ASA Science Knowledge and Technology section’s Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award for her paper titled “Expertise, Epistemologies of the Body, and the Institutional Enactment of …

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PhD alumnus Jason Orne receives Book Honor from ASA

Posted on June 14, 2019

The ASA Sociology of Sexualities 2019 Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention was given to Jason Orne, who is currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Drexel University and received his PhD from our program in …

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Di Wang Wins ASA Section on Sexualities Fellowship

Posted on June 14, 2019

Graduate student Di Wang was awarded the 2019 ASA Sociology of Sexualities Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship for her project on legalizing queer families in China. Congratulations Di!

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