Storytellers, activists, scholars, artists, and entrepreneurs. CLA is excited to present this year's Alumni of Notable Achievement Award and Emerging Alumni Award winners.
"Professional football players may live longer than ‘American men in general,’ but this does not mean that playing professional football extends players' lives," said Rob…
“Professional football players may live longer than ‘American men in general,’ but this does not mean that playing professional football extends players' lives," says UMN…
This past summer, graduate student Tayler Nelson was a qualitative-research intern with Women’s World Banking, conducting research to “empower women through financial…
As co-chair of the University’s Data Science Initiative (DSI), Galin Jones’ goal is to deepen our knowledge—how we understand the world and improve our society.
Recent graduates Madlyn Ott and Jasmine Rouzegar had the chance to travel to Sicily to study human rights and immigration. It became an amazing experience to research an issue…
Dr. Michelle Phelps has been researching attempts to reform and dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. She provides commentary on the Department of Justice's report on…
The Public Understanding of Sociology Award Given is given annually to those who have made exemplary contributions to advance the public understanding of sociology
Congratulations to UMN Sociology Professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, the IAPHS winner of the 2023 Milbank Quarterly Early Career Award in Population Health!
Through her editorial work and nonprofit internship, Isabel Schindler has been able to work on projects with a “positive global impact” that she feels passionate about.
Ahmad Wazwaz learned the value of fighting for causes he’s passionate about as a legislative intern, and he will continue to do so in law school this fall.