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The Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize for empirical scholarship and the advancement of research in law and society was awarded to UMN Sociology Professor Joachim Savelsberg.

Ben Johnson (BA '05, sociology) has been named head men's basketball coach, returning to his alma mater after three season at Xavier.

Thank you to Caprice Niccoli, Department of Psychology, and Evan Roberts, Department of Sociology, for their outstanding contributions to Career Readiness.

University of Minnesota Twin Cities junior Gurtaran Johal has been named a 2021 Truman Scholar. The Truman Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduates…

Sociology Professor Joachim Savelsberg's new book, "Knowing about Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles," examines the Armenian genocide committed in the…

UMN Sociology has issued a statement on the Atlanta murders and other instances of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. We write this statement to unequivocally condemn and to mourn…

"I am honored to be elected, but I am even more excited to join the National Academy of Education’s efforts to improve educational practices and policies and to train the next…

Dr. Logan has the “passion, dedication, and activism of Jane Addams” both in her long-term career efforts and in her more short-term initiatives.

Newly funded research will use biomarkers from blood to understand how childhood shapes risks of Alzheimer's and other dementias

Assistant professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field of the Department of Sociology writes an article for the Star Tribune on the fact that American Indians in the state of Minnesota…

Meet Monica Miecznikowski, who is completing a Sociology LCD BS with a Sub-Plan in Quantitative Emphasis.

Questions over transparency in the bail system re-emerge from a different side of the political spectrum. Associate Professor Josh Page was interviewed for a Star Tribune…

Many believe our state offers an unparalleled quality of life, but that may only be true if you’re white. Several UMN professors are quoted.

Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership development program for second-year, full-time doctoral students who want to develop leadership skills and connect…

This annual award honors a scholar who has shown exceptional lifetime achievement in advancing the longitudinal study and scientific understanding of the life course.

Sociology Professor Elizabeth Heger Boyle has received funding from the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the NICHD, and UNICEF to research and improve women and children's…

"I was inspired to come to UMN Sociology because of all of the really great work happening at the Minnesota Population Center and in the department, and the amazing reputation…

Associate Professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field's study on racial disparities in the number of COVID cases reveal disparities in the health care system is featured in this UPI…

This week on Dialogue Minnesota, a look at how sports became a platform for expressing ideological views and how today’s athletes are using their celebrity to promote racial…

In America, how long you live depends on the color of your skin. Assistant professor of sociology Elizabeth Wrigley-Field helps reveal that if Black people were immune to the…