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Mike Light’s Research on Criminal Justice Reform Featured in “The Washington Post”

Posted on March 31, 2021

Associate Professor Mike Light’s study demonstrating the decline of racial inequality in federal drug-crime sentencing was recently published in “Social Forces” and is highlighted in Charles Lane’s editorial column in “The Washington Post.”  Lane writes, …

Posted in NewsTagged Criminal Justice, Faculty, News

Kelly Marie Ward Receives Award for Early Achievement in Social Science Research

Posted on March 29, 2021

The Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award,  given by the National Abortion Federation, honors an individual who has made exceptional contributions to generating abortion-related knowledge.  Kelly researches how institutional …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Doug Maynard Awarded 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Posted on March 18, 2021

Professor Emeritus Doug Maynard is the recipient of the 2021 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship in recognition of his distinguished lifetime career contributions to the fields of ethnomethodology and/or conversation analysis. The Ethnomethodology and Conversation …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, UncategorizedTagged Faculty, News

Michal Engelman Interviewed about Decrease in Life Expectancy in U.S.

Posted on February 22, 2021

On February 18 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics released estimates that decreased life expectancy for Americans, and the drop was larger, depending on race and ethnicity.  Michal Engelman, …

Posted in NewsTagged Demography, Faculty, News

Monica Grant and Michael Light Appointed as Vilas Associates

Posted on January 28, 2021

Congratulations to Monica Grant and Mike Light for their appointments as Vilas Associates!  Recipients are chosen competitively by Divisional Research Committees of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education on the …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Franklin Wilson

Posted on January 13, 2021

Franklin D. Wilson taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1973 until 2007, where he was most recently the William H. Sewell-Bascom Emeritus Professor of Sociology. He served as Chair of the Department of Afro-American …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

Virtual Book Launch for Book on Wisconsin Idea

Posted on January 5, 2021

A virtual book launch event will be held January 28, 4:15 – 5:15pm CST, for Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea, a new book from University of Wisconsin Press, edited by Professor Chad Alan …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, PublicationsTagged Faculty, News

Eunsil Oh’s Article Selected as Finalist for the 2020 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work and Family

Posted on December 22, 2020

Oh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Asian Languages and Cultures. Her article, Babies, Work, or both? Highly educated women’s employment and fertility in East Asia was selected as one of five finalists from …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, NewsTagged Faculty, News

John Eason and Colleagues Examine Wisconsin’s Changing Demographics

Posted on December 8, 2020

In collaboration with UW-Madison graduate students Chloe Haimson, Jungmyung Kim, and Benny Witkovsky, Associate Professor John Eason published an article in The Conversation, that was also featured in the Wisconsin State Journal, describing their research …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, News, Student & AlumniTagged Faculty, Graduate Program, News

Study by Michael Light Demonstrates Low Crime Rates among Undocumented Immigrants Compared to U.S. Citizens

Posted on December 8, 2020

Associate Professor Michael Light, and UW-Madison graduate student co-authors Jingying He and Jason Robey, had their research published in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that compares crime rates between …

Posted in Faculty & Lecturers, Grants & Research Findings, News, Student & AlumniTagged Criminal Justice, Faculty, News
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