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The University of Chicago Department of Sociology is among the great sociology departments of the world. Founded in 1892 as the first sociology department in the United States, Chicago has a proud tradition of creative and foundational work.

Accolades

Jenny Trinitapoli

Professor Jenny Trinitapoli awarded 2025 Laing Prize

The University of Chicago Press awarded the 2025 Gordon J. Laing Prize to Professor Jenny Trinitapoli for her book An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi. 

Learn more about the Laing Prize and Prof. Trinitapoli's book. 

Rene Flores

Associate Prof. René Flores co-authors new research in Sociology Science

Work examines new OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Standards effects on how Americans self-identify.

Learn more about Flores's study here.

Robert Vargas

Experts weigh in on staggering responses to arrest of suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Prof. Robert Vargas discusses attitudes towards healthcare insurers among Americans.

Learn more on NBC Chicago.

Linda Waite

NORC’s Longitudinal Aging Project Receives Five-Year, $46.7 Million Grant from NIH

The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), led by Professor Linda Waite and based at NORC, was awarded a five-year, $46.7 million grant from The National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Learn more about the grant here.