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Assistant Professor Jane Vanheuvelen is excited to continue her research in health, illness, and healing as well as to work with and learn from her students, teaching them to…

In the late 1870s, U of M experts were called on to explain how the largest flour mill in the world exploded.

Meet Dr. Herman Milligan (PhD ‘82, sociology), 2022 Alumni of Notable Achievement Award winner. His contributions as a board member, consultant, and curator enrich our culture…

UMN Sociology undergraduates, families, and friends joined together to celebrate a homemade commencement organized by Professors Carolyn Liebler and Teresa Swartz.

Third-year UHP and UMN Sociology student Mathew Krelitz is an undergraduate research fellow for the College of Liberal Arts | University of Minnesota Public Life Project. In…

New research from the University of Minnesota shows that Black, Hispanic and Asian populations are significantly more likely to die of COVID-19, regardless of their…

The Public Life Project, and the importance of opening up hard conversations between differing viewpoints, is featured on KARE 11.

The John Bynner Distinguished Scholar Award honors scholars who have shown exceptional lifetime achievement in advancing the longitudinal study and scientific understanding of…

Researchers will collect data to better understand how education and other early life factors impact the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

UMN Sociology Professor Chris Uggen has published a new book with Oxford University Press, "Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration."

CLA's Public Life Project engages students in productive discussion and dialogue across differences, no matter how they might identify themselves on the social-political…

Professor Joachim Savelsberg has been awarded the 2022 Barrington Moore Book Award and is a recipient of the Gordon Hirabayashi Book Award—Honorable Mention.

The ICPSR Data Contributor of the Year Award award was established to recognize the outstanding effort of a data contributor to share important data contributing significantly…

Health Policy Research Scholars is a leadership development program for full-time doctoral students.

Dr. Laura Garbes joins UMN Sociology this fall.

Associate Professor Michelle Phelps discusses policing in the city of Minneapolis with Minnesota Public Radio.

The list includes several CLA departments: Psychology (19), Statistics (21), Communication (22), Economics (24), Sociology (27), Geography (51-75), Political Sciences (51-75)

Congratulations to newly promoted UMN Sociology faculty Professor Joshua Page and Associate Professor Michael L. Walker!

Undergraduate Jaden Lubarski wants to help solve social issues through a business of his own, and he plans to use the skills he gained from his sociology major and liberal…

The PSLSA is presented to students for their exceptional leadership and service to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding community.