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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…

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…

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…

Women in the 1% - OSU PhD Graduate Jill Yavorsky Interviewed on MSNBC
PhD graduate and Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Jill Yavorsky, recently appeared on MSNBC regarding her article in the American Sociological Review. Dr. Yavorsky…

Holly Heffer awarded 2nd place at 2019 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Congratulations to Holly Heffer, a senior majoring in Sociology and Psychology, for presenting work from her senior research thesis at the 2019 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum! Holly was…

Graduate Student Ashley Wright is Awarded Columbus Foundation Fellowship
Graduate student Ashley Wright received a summer fellowship from The Columbus Foundation. She will be conducting research with The Siemer Foundation, which funds education-based non-profits…

Professor Donna Bobbitt-Zeher Chosen as Faculty Mentor
Fifteen Arts and Sciences faculty members were chosen as mentors for the University Institute for Teaching and Learning's New Faculty Program. Faculty mentors were chosen through a selective…

Administrative Manager Nikki Betts received ASC Staff Excellence Award
Congratulations to Administrative Manager Nikki Betts on her ASC Staff Excellence Award - it is truly deserved! The Arts and Sciences Staff Excellence Award provides a means of recognizing…

Professor Mike Vuolo and PhD Candidate Eric LaPlant awarded DEPC Grants
Congratulations to Professor Mike Vuolo, and PhD Candidate Eric LaPlant for their grant awards from Ohio State's Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC). The DEPC grant program focuses on…