Emily Burke, a first-year graduate student, was invited to speak with Pope Francis about climate change and its relationship to migration on Thursday February 24. This event, “Building Bridges,” was hosted by Loyola University in …
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Robert Manduca Featured Speaker for Colloquium February 21
Robert Manduca, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan, presented a department colloquium “Wealth as Control of the Future” on Monday, February 21. Manduca’s research focuses on the rising income inequality in the …
Kristinn Már receives Dissertation of the Year Award
Congratulations to Kristinn Már (Ph.D. 2021) on his selection for the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year award. Márs’ dissertation, “Democratic Challenges and Innovations,” was written under the supervision of Professor Chaeyoon Lim. Dr. …
Lindsay Cannon receives Scholarship for Women’s Health Research
Congratulations to graduate student Lindsay Cannon for being awarded the Deborah A. Hobbins Graduate Student Award in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice from the Center for Research on Gender & Woman at the University of …
Research by Jenna Nobles & colleagues published in “Milwaukee Journal Sentinel”
Professor Jenna Noble’s study published last month in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” journal has garnered much publicity for the value of how the research team collected data on the population level …
Ted Gerber interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio
Professor Ted Gerber was the featured expert on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show” this week. He discussed the current tension in Ukraine and Russia and answered questions called in from the public. Gerber is …
Pamela Oliver comments on Income Gap
This week Pam Oliver, Professor Emerita, was featured in WalletHub’s recent piece about States with the Highest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity. Oliver explains “income inequality has increased sharply and the increase is due to rising …
Katherine Jensen awarded Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity Faculty Fellowship
Congratulations to Katherine Jensen, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies, for being awarded a Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity (REI) Faculty Fellowship from the UW-Madison Institute for Research in the Humanities! REI fellows receive their …
Chaeyoon Lim to deliver 16th William H. Sewell Memorial Lecture April 22
The 16th William H. Sewell Memorial Lecture and reception will be held on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 4:00pm CT in room 8417 in the Sewell Social Sciences Building. Professor Chaeyoon Lim will deliver the …
New Scholarship: Alex and Demiana Hanna Scholarship Fund
We’re excited to announce Alex and Demiana Hanna Pride Scholarship, a new fund started by alumna Alex Hanna (Ph.D. 2016) to support undergraduate students majoring in Sociology who are actively committed to and engaged in …