Month: October 2020

Laura Mauldin: “Support Mechansim”

In “Support Mechanism” published in Real Life, Assistant Professor Laura Mauldin discusses the technological innovations in healthcare that overlook “[t]he expertise of caregivers, alongside their ill or disabled partner.” This article is part of Laura’s research for a new book that centers stories of spousal caregiving in the context of illness, disability, and aging, supported […]

Alumna Rhema Bland: New Director of the Ida B. Wells Society

Congratulations to Sociology alumna Rhema Bland,  the new director of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Co-founded by award-winning journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones (M.A. ’03), Ron Nixonand Topher Sanders, the society seeks to increase the ranks, retention and profile of reporters and editors of color in […]

Phoebe Godfrey: Service Learning Project Comes to Fruition

The article in UConn Today called “Campus Welcomes a New Garden to Foster Connection in Memory of the Late ‘Swing Tree” discusses a new garden overlooking Swan Lake serves both to memorialize the beloved “swing tree” and to foster conversations among the UConn community.   Phoebe Godfrey, Associate Professor in Residence of Sociology, says her fall […]

Matthew Hughey and Jeremy Pais: 2020 Research Excellence Award

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) recently announced recipients in the 2020 Research Excellence Program (REP) for the Storrs/regional campuses and UConn Health The primary goal of the REP is to provide seed funding to fuel innovative research, scholarship, and creative endeavors with strong potential for significant extramural funding and/or achievements consistent […]

Bandana Purkayastha: Experts Explain the Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping

Bandana Purkayastha (University of Connecticut) along with Shelley Correll (Stanford University) and Karyn Lacy (University of Michigan) will be holding a discussion on the article Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. Where they’ll be talking further about the ideas articulated in executive order. Register for the free webinar here.   Among the first of […]

Sociology Major Launches Podcast Series to Elevate BIPOC Voices in the Outdoors

Read in UConn Today about the new podcast miniseries, “Walk with Me- A Podcast Series to Elevate BIPOC Voices in the Outdoors,” launched by Sociology and Urban and Community Studies double major Neva Taylor ’22. In ” Walk with me,” Taylor explores why many outdoor spaces such as parks and hiking trails seem unwelcoming to […]