Author: Malley, Mary
David Embrick: Publishing NOW! February 10, 2021
Heather Battaly (Philosophy, UConn) David G. Embrick (Sociology and Africana Studies, UConn) Charles Mahoney (English and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, UConn) February 10, 2021, 1:15–2:30pm An online webinar. Event registration is required for attendance. Heather Battaly is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. She specializes in epistemology, ethics, and virtue theory. She is […]
Matthew Hughey: Panelist on “Capitol Under Siege” 1/14/2021
Professor of Sociology Matthew Hughey will be serving as a panelist on “Capitol Under Siege: Community Reflections on the Lawless and Violent Attack on Democracy” hosted by The Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources and The Office of the Provost on January 14, 2021, from 4:00 – 5:30 PM. Date: January 14th, 2021 Time: 4:00 […]
Bandana Purkayastha: “These Were Haunting Events”
An interdisciplinary team of researchers, including UConn Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American studies Bandana Purkayastha, is developing a set of research tools that will help understand the multiple dimensions of precarity faced by migrant workers, and to recommend ways that policymakers can ease those burdens. The two-year project is funded by the […]
Ifeoma Chidozie: Social Transmission and Social Transformation
Watch Ifeoma Chidozie’s video project on the topic of “social transmission” and “social transformation” for Sociology 3471W: Sociology of Education with Professor Phoebe Godfrey.
New Course: SOCI 2200, Introducing India
Alumna Rachel Fain (2007): 2020 40 Under Forty Honoree
Congratulations to Sociology alumna Rachel J. Fain for being selected as one of Hartford Business Journal’s 2020 40 Under Forty! Rachel graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2007 and went on to earn a law degree from Western New England College Schoool of Law. She is currently a partner at Halloran & Sage LLP.
Kylar Schaad: Time-Sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences
Congratulations to Kylar Schaad, whose proposal has been chosen to receive funding by the Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS). Kylar’s project will assess the factors that influence support for identity document laws that allow for people to change their birth certificate gender markers, including support for changes to a non-binary status. In particular, he will examine the role of […]
WGSS: “Thank You, Professor Ingrid Semaan!”
After fourteen years of remarkable leadership Ingrid Semaan is stepping down as director of the WGSS program at the Stamford Campus. Her Stamford colleagues are happy to know that she will continue to teach and mentor in WGSS and Sociology while also pursuing new research projects. Her many awards from students, community organizations and faculty […]
Amy Lawton: “Sinless, Fearless, Ruthless – A Look at Science and Social Science in a YA Sci-Fi Book”
From Wednesday, July 22, to Sunday, July 26, San Diego Comic-Con will be streaming content for Comic-Con@Home (https://www.comic-con.org/cci/2020/athome). Amy Lawton is part of a panel sponsored by the Fleet Science Center: “Sinless, Fearless, Ruthless – A look at science and social science in a YA sci-fi book.” The book is about dystopian religion and the panel will be available […]