As more Minnesota businesses reopen and social distancing becomes more relaxed, COVID-19 has become one of the leading causes of death in the state, a KARE 11 analysis has…
Sociology senior Nahrissa Rush - recipient of the department's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Paper Award and soon-to-be Sociology PhD student at Ohio State - has been…
Sociologist Michelle Phelps co-authored an article that discusses the risks of COVID-19 infection that come from adults in the prison system "churning" through cycles of…
Fox 9 Article. The coronavirus is forcing a new trend in the workplace... or more like... out of the workplace. It can be tricky to make working from home work for you…
The unemployment rate for workers age 55+ climbed from 2.6% to 3.3% in March, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute, as job losses began. Professor Phyllis Moen gives…
In this episode of Dialogue Minnesota, Professor Doug Hartmann discusses the cultural significance of sports and physical activities and how the absence of both impacts our…
In our new series, "Staying Connected," we ask our students to share how they connect with their peers, instructors, and family as the world waits out COVID-19.
In our new series, "Staying Connected," we ask our students to share how they connect with their peers, instructors, and family as the world waits out COVID-19.
Working from home under the current circumstances can be challenging and frequently stressful. This Dialogue-Minnesota episode features McKnight Endowed Presidential Chair in…
McKnight Endowed Presidential Chair in Sociology, Phyllis Moen, co-wrote this Fortune article about how changes to the workplace for COVID-19 might impact workplaces after the…
The Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education Award recognizes faculty who are excellent teachers; who engage students in a community of intellectual…
"This is something that is more than well deserved. This man truly helps change lives, points people in the right direction, listen to their challenges and offers suggestions…
ICGC scholar and UMN Sociology PhD student Michael Soto and Professor Joachim Savelsberg conducted research in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They interviewed participants from…
Alumnus Cavan Reilly (BS '93, sociology and mathematics) was part of a University of Minnesota team testing an Ebola vaccine in the midst of an epidemic.
