University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 Chicago and included students from Central, South, and North America. The focus of the dialogue is immigration and matters related …
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 United States. He also examines the role that national policy decisions play in determining the economic viability of cities and …
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. Lumpkin earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from UW–Madison in 1928 and made her career as a professor at Wells College, …
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 Wisconsin–Madison. Cannon plans to use the scholarship funds to begin her dissertation.
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 and how the findings have implications for health policy makers. With her research team, Nobles found that more than one …
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 a member of the Department of Sociology faculty and is Director of the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central …
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 income in the top 1%, which has very few Black or Hispanic people in it.” She also replies to questions …
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 regular salary and are released from teaching and service duties for the semester of the fellowship so that they can …
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 lecture “Changing Religious Landscape in America: What Is Happening and How Does It Matter?” Lim joined our department in 2008 …
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 activities which advocate for and support the LGBTQ community. Demiana Hanna was one of 11 children growing up in rural …