Announcements Archive | Sociology | The University of Chicago

May 11, 2023 - The Chicago Tribune quotes Professor René Flores in a news story about Mexican art and culture in Chicago
May 3, 2023 - The Guardian quotes Robert Vargas on corporate funding of academic research
Mar 31, 2023 - Professor Robert Vargas quoted in Block Club Chicago article on gun searches during traffic stops
Mar 24, 2023 - PhD Student Jacy Reese Anthis publishes call for an AI rights movement in The Hill
Mar 24, 2023 - The Marshall Project article on the racial politics of gun possession arrests cites Robert Vargas's report on race and gun laws
Mar 18, 2023 - Chicago's PBS station talks to Professor Robert Vargas about the future of policing and public safety in Chicago
Mar 7, 2023 - Lauren Beard wrote an article for WBEZ/NPR on “How Some Therapists are Helping Patients Heal by Addressing Structural Racism"
Feb 24, 2023 - Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang's book Spiderweb Capitalism wins two awards from the Association of American Publishers, including the top R.R. Hawkins Award
Feb 22, 2023 - The Hill article on proposed change to Census racial categories covers Professor René Flores's research on why Americans of Middle Eastern and North African descent may not identify as white
Dec 21, 2022 - Remembering Jolyon Ticer-Wurr (MA’96 Phd’14): A Tribute
Dec 8, 2022 - Professor Kristen Schilt was quoted in a New York Times article on the documentary "Framing Agnes" and the earliest sociological studies of transgender Americans
Nov 14, 2022 - In a WBEZ guest appearance, Professor Robert Vargas discusses misleading crime statistics
Nov 7, 2022 - Professor Robert Vargas discusses the limits of crime data on NPR WBEZ Chicago
Oct 20, 2022 - Professor Robert Vargas was quoted in a USA Today piece on LA redistricting, racism, and resources
Sep 26, 2022 - Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang was featured on the PREVAIL podcast
Aug 30, 2022 - In an interview with Fast Company, Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang discusses spiderweb capitalism, or how the ultra-wealthy hide their assets around the world
Aug 12, 2022 - PhD Candidate Nicolás Torres-Echeverry was featured on the Critical Historical Sociology Blog about the political moment in Colombia
May 19, 2022 - PhD Candidate Ángela Zorro Medina was featured on Telemundo discussing the low recovery rate of carjacked vehicles in Chicago
May 5, 2022 - Professor Robert Vargas was featured in a WBEZ story the low recovery rate of carjacked vehicles
Apr 8, 2022 - Professor Elisabeth Clemens wrote an article for Public Seminar about the distinction between “institutional” and “contentious” politics
Apr 4, 2022 - Professor René Flores' research on American attitudes toward immigration was featured in an AP News article on border asylum limits ending
Mar 30, 2022 - Professor René Flores was interviewed for PNAS' Science Sessions podcast about his research on the ethnoracial identity of MENA Americans
Feb 18, 2022 - Research by Professor René Flores was featured in this NPR story about the U.S. Census and the racialization of people from the Middle East and North Africa
Feb 9, 2022 - Professor René Flores published an op-ed in Newsweek based on recent research on the racial status of people from the Middle East and North Africa
Dec 14, 2021 - WBEZ Chicago's Reset podcast features an interview with Professor Robert Vargas about research on redistricting in Chicago
Dec 14, 2021 - Milwaukee's NPR stations features research by Professor Robert Vargas on local gerrymandering tactics
Dec 14, 2021 - WTTW News invited Professor Robert Vargas to speak on their program about gerrymandering in Chicago
Nov 18, 2021 - Professor Robert Vargas authors article for Jacobin Magazine on redistricting and politics in U.S. cities
Nov 3, 2021 - Research by Professor René Flores and PhD candidate Ariel Azar was featured in a recent New York Times article
Jun 10, 2021 - PhD Student Siyanda Mohutsiwa authors op-ed about the New York Times' reductionist and problematic coverage of COVID in Africa
May 6, 2021 - Professor Robert Vargas quoted in Chicago Reader article about the spike in carjacking and the politics of fear
Mar 19, 2021 - Professor Kimberly Kay Hoang authors op-ed about intersecting racism, misogyny, and anti-sex work stigma in the Atlanta murders
Mar 10, 2021 - Teaching Fellow Sneha Annavarapu has created Ethnographic Marginalia for sociologists to share the anecdotes and imagery from their research journeys
Feb 15, 2021 - Professor Jenny Trinitapoli shares new essay on COVID-19 and the global demographic research agenda
Jan 5, 2021 - Professor Robert Vargas and team launch a visualization tool for sharing data about ward redistricting in Chicago
Dec 14, 2020 - Professor Kristen Schilt featured in Big Brains podcast about alternate reality games
Dec 8, 2020 - Teaching Fellow Sneha Annavarapu and Alex Diamond launch 'Ethnographic Marginalia,' a new website and podcast.
Nov 2, 2020 - Third-year sociology major Julia Du has published a research report based on data from her internship at the Brookings Institute.
Oct 6, 2020 - Doctoral Candidate Stephanie Ternullo shares insights from her dissertation research on COVID-19 and partisan politics
Oct 6, 2020 - Former UChicago Professor Forrest Stuart is named one of the MacArthur Foundation's 'genius' grant winners of 2020
Sep 25, 2020 - Virtual Ethnographic Research Methods course taught by Sociology Postdoc Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela featured in Medium
Jul 1, 2020 - Professor Robert Vargas featured in WBEZ story about violence prevention in Chicago
Jun 29, 2020 - Professor Kristen Schilt and team create A Labyrinth, an alternate reality game for Summer 2020
Jun 24, 2020 - Members of the sociology faculty at UChicago issue a statement on systemic racism and police brutality
Jun 24, 2020 - Professor René Flores weighs in on Supreme Court DACA decision
Jun 15, 2020 - Professor Robert Vargas offers a critical take on the University of Chicago Crime Lab
May 20, 2020 - Professor Robert Vargas featured in "The 'Great Equalizer'? Interrogating COVID-19's Racial Filter"
May 7, 2020 - Lecture series features Professors Kathleen Cagney and Linda Waite on "Social Relationships and COVID-19"
May 5, 2020 - Professor Elisabeth Clemens authors op-ed for The Washington Post
May 2, 2020 - Professor Jenny Trinitapoli co-authors article in The Conversation on maternal grief
May 2, 2020 - Professor Robert Vargas co-authors article on COVID-19 response for The Chicago Reporter
Apr 6, 2020 - Doctoral Candidate Sneha Annavarapu interviewed Professor Marco Garrido for the New Books Network podcast channel
Jan 7, 2020 - Professor Terry Clark featured in a WalletHub article on cities
Oct 14, 2019 - Alternate reality game sparks innovative student ideas about climate change
Sep 15, 2019 - Professor Kristen Schilt and the Fourcast Lab launch the Futures Design Challenge for incoming first-years to address climate change
Aug 27, 2019 - Professor Linda Waite featured on UChicago Big Brains podcast
Aug 12, 2019 - Professor René Flores interviewed for Boston Globe article on immigration
Aug 12, 2019 - Professor René Flores authors USA Today op-ed
Jul 10, 2019 - Professor Terry Clark was featured in a Raconteur article.
Mar 13, 2019 - Professor Jenny Trinitapoli featured by Social Sciences Division
Mar 1, 2019 - Professor Yamaguchi's research on Japan's gender gap featured by the International Monetary Fund.
Dec 10, 2018 - Professor Kimberly Hoang featured in Commercial Investment Real Estate Magazine
Nov 1, 2018 - Members of the Sociology Department Profiled by the Division of the Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2018 - Professor René Flores Featured by Pacific Standard
Jul 31, 2018 - Professor René Flores Featured in Washington Post
Jul 26, 2018 - Professor Ross M. Stolzenberg on Supreme Court Term Limits : LA Times
May 31, 2018 - Research from Professor René Flores Featured by the Washington Post
May 4, 2018 - Laing Prize honors Forrest Stuart for Down, Out & Under Arrest
Apr 30, 2018 - Forrest Stuart book about L.A.’s Skid Row earns top honor from UChicago Press
Apr 30, 2018 - New Study Finds Political Echo Chambers in Consumption of Science
Apr 30, 2018 - Knowledge Lab research goes beyond citations to reveal new paths of influence
Mar 15, 2018 - Sociology’s Robert Vargas on Gerrymandering and the Geography of Violence in Chicago
Mar 15, 2018 - Xi Song: Studying Social Status Across Generations
Feb 21, 2018 - Sociology Donut Tour Featured
Feb 21, 2018 - Retrospective on Herbert Gans and Sociology for the People
Jan 25, 2018 - Sociologist Marco Garrido Calls for a Bottom-up Approach to Researching Populist Politics
Nov 12, 2017 - Sociology PhD Alum Cayce Hughes and Professor Kristen Schilt's research featured in report by Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology, an organization devoted to increasing women and other under-represented groups in STEM sciences.
Jul 12, 2017 - Chicago Sun Times: Once a city of neighborhoods, Chicago’s now about making the scene
Jun 27, 2017 - Washington Post: No, the Government Did Not Pay for Mitch McConnell’s Polio Care. Charity Did.
May 2, 2017 - Gender & Society: Gender inequality and the two-body problem by PhD candidate Jaclyn Wong (Sociology)
Mar 29, 2017 - Chicago Tonight: PhD student Anjanette Chan studies how violence affects childhood friendships
Mar 15, 2017 - SD Union-Tribune: Americans today are having less sex, finds San Diego Prof. Jean Twenge (AB'93, AM'93)
Feb 20, 2017 - Sociology PhD candidate Jaclyn Wong explains importance of good grooming
Jan 25, 2017 - Newsweek: Sociologist Forrest Stuart warns "sending in the Feds" could spark more violence in Chicago
Oct 19, 2016 - Chicago Tribune: Sociologist Sharon Hicks-Bartlett explains lingering effects of racist housing practices
Oct 5, 2016 - Chicago Reader: Sociologist Forrest Stuart's book warns against 'broken windows' policing, contra CPD plans
Sep 19, 2016 - Chicago Magazine: Sociologist Forrest Stuart dishes on drill rap and Chicago gang violence
Jul 31, 2016 - Mother Jones: Sociologist Forrest Stuart discusses research on LA's hyper-policed skid row
Jul 11, 2016 - Video: Sociologist Forrest Stuart explains catalyzing effects of social media on issues of race, inequality
Jun 29, 2016 - Video: Sociologist Forrest Stuart discusses research on social media, gangs, and "drill rap" in Chicago
May 30, 2016 - Nine Social Sciences Graduate students win Fulbright Fellowships for international research
May 20, 2016 - Washington Post: Soc. PhD student's research relates attractiveness, 'grooming' to income
May 19, 2016 - Washington Post: Sociology doctoral student's research relates attractiveness and 'grooming' to income.
Apr 20, 2016 - Associate Professor of Sociology James Evans, and family, joins Campus North as Resident Master
Jan 12, 2015 - How the sociologist Howard Becker studies the conventions of the unconventional
Dec 29, 2014 - Sociology PhD student explains "What it means to be an American" in Time
Jul 29, 2014 - Crain's: Andrew Papachristos, MA'00, PhD'07, shows Chicago isn't "murder capital of the US"
Feb 14, 2014 - AAAS 2014: Research on poor neighborhoods must recognize differences among cities