{"id":761,"date":"2021-11-12T15:25:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=761"},"modified":"2023-03-22T16:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:56:39","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"size-p-md\">Below are the 12 most recent posts.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/category\/news\">Visit the News archives to see all articles<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/global-studies\/category\/news\">.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/phd-student-kassandra-thompson-selected-for-harvards-2026-sts-summer-school-in-potsdam\/\">PhD Student Kassandra Thompson Selected for Harvard\u2019s 2026 STS Summer School in Potsdam<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T16:14:02-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We are very pleased to share that Kassandra has been accepted into the Harvard Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Summer School for 2026. This year&#039;s program will be hosted at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) in Potsdam, Germany. This highly selective program brings together a global cohort of scholars for advanced training and intensive &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/please-join-us-in-congratulating-our-2025-26-alpha-kappa-delta-initiates-and-undergraduate-award-winners\/\">Please join us in congratulating our 2025-26 Alpha Kappa Delta Initiates and Undergraduate Award Winners.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T16:08:04-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">These students have demonstrated incredible dedication to the study of social issues and research excellence. New Alpha Kappa Delta Initiates: Henry BeasleyIvy CrudenDanely Flores-MoraJezaray GanasMadalyn GarrowDavid GomezSonya B. GreenDelanie KastnerJasmine Klingbiel-WillmsTiffany LawrenceLillian LenzDominic J. Pedicone IIIRachel PyszoraTanya RiemerStarlette SchulerPo Xiong Xiangyu ChenRivka ComrovMichaela Schultz Scholarship\/Award Recipients:&nbsp; Sonya Green Danely Flores-Mora Inaara McCray Delanie Kastner These &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-esther-chans-book-the-limits-of-diversity-is-out-order-for-30-off-using-discount-code-nyuau30\/\">New Book Release: Prof. Esther Chan Examines The Limits of Diversity<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T15:07:17-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Esther Chan\u2019s new book, The Limits of Diversity: How Secular and Evangelical Campuses Reproduce Inequality, is now available from NYU Press! In this timely and insightful study, Prof. Chan compares how secular and religious universities navigate diversity, arguing that current approaches often inadvertently reproduce social inequality rather than &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-jennifer-jordans-book-titled-beer-ghosts-is-scheduled-to-be-released-on-october-20-2026\/\">Prof. Jennifer Jordan&#8217;s Book titled Beer Ghosts is scheduled to be released on October 20, 2026.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T14:04:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">To pre-order Prof. Jordan&#039;s soon to be released book, Beer Ghosts, In Search Of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, visit the Press&#039;s website by using their link to the article https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/ucp\/books\/book\/chicago\/B\/bo271049878.html<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-chesley-discusses-how-to-help-kids-stay-safe-online-with-fox6-news-staff\/\">Prof. Chesley discusses how to help kids stay safe online with Fox6 News staff<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T16:59:29-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Watch the news clip with UW-Milwaukee Associate Professor of Sociology Noelle Chesley discussing how we can help kids stay safe online.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/the-sociology-department-honors-two-of-their-graduate-students-with-awards-in-2025-26\/\">The Sociology department honors two of their graduate students with Awards in 2025-26.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-11T09:35:40-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 11, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to PhD candidate Elizaveta Lepikhova who received the sociology department&#039;s 2025-26 Teaching Award and doctoral student Michelle Parks who received the 2025-26 Paper Award.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-jordan-to-participate-in-a-lecture-series-presented-by-the-agsl-in-february\/\">Prof. Jordan to participate in a lecture series presented by the AGSL in February.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-27T13:50:20-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Professor Jennifer Jordan&#039;s discussion will look at the role of paper maps in her career path on Wednesday, February 11th at 3:00pm. The American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) is on the 3rd floor (east wing) of the Golda Meir Library. This event is fee and open to the public.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/sociology-graduate-student-kassandra-thompson-will-be-presenting-her-work-on-generative-ai-in-science-next-week-dec-2-at-the-nmdsi-speaker-series\/\">Kassandra Thompson to present work on generative AI in science next week (Dec. 2) at the NMDSI speaker series.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-24T11:50:33-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">December 2, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. &#8211; 11:00 a.m. Student Research Scholars Showcase Hear from Kassandra Thompson and Temitope Comfort Iroko, doctoral candidates at UWM, and Kiana Mousavi and Saikat Mukhopadhyay, doctoral candidates at Marquette University, about their progress and next steps with current NMDSI funded projects. This presentation will explore research topics including AI &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-cary-costello-has-been-selected-to-receive-the-2025-elena-dominguez-award-from-the-milwaukee-lgbt-community-center-in-recognition-of-his-contributions-to-education-and-community-service\/\">Prof. Cary Costello has been selected to receive the 2025 Elena Dominguez Award from the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center in recognition of his contributions to education and community service.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T16:09:30-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Cary will be honored at the Community Center\u2019s \u201cBig Night Out\u201d award ceremony and fundraiser on November 22.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/prof-gauchat-prof-chesley-and-affiliate-faculty-member-prof-bonds-are-recognized-as-being-among-the-top-2-of-researchers-in-the-world-in-2024\/\">Prof. Gauchat,\u00a0Prof. Chesley, and affiliate faculty member Prof. Bonds, are recognized as being among the top 2% of researchers in the world in 2024.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-30T15:25:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Click here to read the article.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/sociology-prof-gauchat-presented-his-research-at-northwestern-universitys-inaugural-symposium-on-science-and-politics-hosted-by-the-kellogg-schools-center-for-science-of-science-an\/\">Prof. Gauchat presented research at Northwestern University\u2019s inaugural Symposium on Science and Politics, hosted by the Kellogg School\u2019s Center for Science of Science and Innovation.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T14:41:46-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Talk Title Science and Democracy: Revisiting the Institutional Model AbstractThis talk revisits the relationship between science and democracy through the lens of the institutional model of science. Drawing on Merton\u2019s classic formulation and recent developments in cultural and cognitive sociology, I argue that science is best understood as a norm-governed institution whose credibility depends on &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/news\/american-sociological-association-2025-annual-meeting\/\">American Sociological Association 2025 Annual Meeting<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-05T13:23:25-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Congratulations to all University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty, graduate students, and alumni that participated as panel moderators and presenters or received an award at this year\u2019s ASA conference! Prof. Esther Chan &amp; Prof. Di Di, Santa Clara University &#8211; \u201cDigital Devotion: The Tensions of Authenticity and Consumerism Among Religious and Spiritual Social Media Influencers\u201d Prof. Gordon &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow size-p-md\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sociology\/category\/news\/\">View all Sociology News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the 12 most recent posts.\u00a0Visit the News archives to see all articles. 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