Humans have been expanding their lifespan over the past century, but what do we do with this extra time? Sociology major Miles Sebald has been working with UMAC, a University program providing meaningful engagement for the boomer generation and fostering multigenerational learning.
How can a country’s culture and migration regulations affect an immigrant’s ability to adjust? Professor Cawo Abdi studies the diaspora of Somali people and how they’ve adjusted to their new homelands. She finds that while Somali refugees remain hopeful that they will find a sense of belonging, they face unexpected challenges when adjusting to life in a new country.
What happens when environmental groups and resource dependent workers come into conflict? Graduate student Erik Kojola has been researching tensions in the northern Minnesota Iron Range over proposed copper-nickel mines. He has found that both culture and identity play a large role in these conflicts.
Undergraduate senior Prashasti Bhatnagar’s passion for social justice and healthcare equity inspired her to create a program through the Center for Community Engaged Learning with a goal of fostering conversations around inequities and personal biases.
Graduate student Aisha Upton has been conducting several research studies about the role of black sororities within society and volunteerism on an international level.
Regents Professor Chris Uggen has been investigating the long-term effects of sexual harassment on working women and ways society can improve work conditions.
About 75 million boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are alive and well in America, comprising the nation’s second-largest age demographic. Their increased life span creates a financial puzzle: They have more time to work (earn money) and enjoy life (spend money), while also incurring health-care costs and other expenses.
Interdisciplinary team awards, totaling $2.96 million in support over two years, have been awarded to six interdisciplinary projects encompassing more than 120 faculty and external partners.
Join us on April 30th for the Sociology Workshop Series featuring PhD Candidate jim saliba. Group discussion to follow. For our complete spring schedule, visit our website . Questions?...
The 16th annual Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Chair Lecture, titled “Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and the Collective Violence against the Armenians, 1789-2009” will...
Join us on May 7th for the Sociology Workshop Series featuring Jeffrey Olick, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at the University of Virginia. Group discussion to follow. For our...
