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2019 Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects - Sociology
The Department of Sociology is one of four departments under the College of Arts and Sciences to earn a top-10 ranking in this year's Shanghai Rankings of Academic Subjects. The department is…
Professor Hollie Nyseth Brehm elected to the International Association of Genocide Scholars Advisory Board
Professor Hollie Nyseth Brehm was recently elected to the Advisory Board for the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), her term runs from 2019-2021.
IAGS is a global…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…