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July 15, 2019

Undergraduate sociology major wins award at 2nd Annual World Congress on Undergraduate Research

In May, undergraduate double major (International Studies and Sociology) Jamie Wise traveled to Germany to attend the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research. Jamie was awarded the best research…
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July 1, 2019

Department of Sociology to offer Bachelor of Science in autumn 2019

Beginning autumn 2019, the Department of Sociology will offer a Bachelor of Science in sociology. We are proud to be the only program in Ohio, and one of only five Big Ten universities offering this…
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June 13, 2019

Research by Professor Natasha Quadlin cited in New York Times

Assistant Professor Natasha Quadlin's work was cited in a recent New York Times article "Why Woman, but Not Men, Are Judged for a Messy House"; which discusses house work volume, gender division, and…
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April 30, 2019

Professor Mike Vuolo and Graduate Student Laura Frizzell awarded ASA's 2019 Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology

Dr. Mike Vuolo and Graduate Student Laura Frizzell received the Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology. The award is given in alternate years to a book or…
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April 24, 2019

Professor Hollie Nyseth Brehm and graduate student Laura Frizzell publish Op-Ed in The New York Times

Twenty-five years ago this month, Rwanda crumbled as violence swept across the country. Professor Hollie Nyseth Brehm and graduate student Laura Frizzell's OP-Ed published in today's New York Times…
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April 23, 2019

Sociology Students Among Ohio State's Sesquicentennial Scholars

The Office of the President announced the 150 outstanding students who will participate in a special leadership program as part of our 150th anniversary next academic year.The department of Sociology…
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April 22, 2019

Population Association of America Meeting - Congratulations to IPR and Soc Faculty and Students

Warmest congratulations to all Sociology faculty and students for a terrific PAA - especially graduate students Paola Echave, Jake Tarrence, and Jasmine Whiteside for winning a prestigious PAA poster…
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March 26, 2019

OSU Sociology Faculty named co-Editors of Sociological Methodology

Associate Professors David Melamed and Mike Vuolo have been named co-Editors of Sociological Methodology. SM is the only American Sociological Association journal dedicated to research methodology.…
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March 26, 2019

Gates Foundation Grant to Sociology/Institute for Population Research Faculty

Two faculty from Sociology and IPR have received a three-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research on demographic change in Sub-Saharan Africa.The $1.6M grant to John…