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Brian Kwak - My Internship Experience
Brian Kwak is a Senior Sociology major with a minor in Business.
How did you find this internship?
I have spent several months asking and looking for an internship and I am so glad that I was...
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Madigan Hoffman - My Internship Experience
Madigan Hoffman is a Senior double major with Sociology/Political Science, minoring in Gender & Women's Studies.
How did you find this internship?
I found my internship with the Illinois...
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Grace Kulat - My Internship Experience
Sociology students have incredible opportunities to participate in internships and gain both professional development and Capstone credit for their major. Grace, a senior who is double majoring in...
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"Foster Youth Perspectives: How Foster Youth Navigate and Mobilize Their Rights within the Foster Care System" by Jessennya Hernandez
Graduate student Jessennya Hernandez was recently published in the journal Humanity & Society. Abstract:
This paper explores the grounded realities of how foster youth attempt...
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"Income Inequality, Social Comparison, and Happiness in the United States" by Dr. Tim F. Liao
Dr. Tim F. Liao was recently published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (an American Sociological Association journal). Abstract:
Using social comparison...
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Tim Liao Published in a Journal of the American Medical Association
Sociology Department head and professor Tim Liao recently led a "study that examined the association between social and economic inequalities in U.S. counties and COVID-19 infections and deaths." (Chamberlain) The study, entitled "Association of Social and Economic...
Professor Ghassan Moussawi Featured in Illinois News Bureau Article
Professor Ghassan Moussawi was recently interviewed for and featured in an article by Jodi Heckel, Arts and Humanities...
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Professor Kevin Leicht Receives NSF RAPID Grant
Congratulations to Sociology Professor Kevin Leicht on being awarded a National Science Foundation RAPID grant of $195,000 as a primary investigator for the project, "RAPID: Tracking and Network Analysis of the Spread of Misinformation Regarding COVID-19."
The co-PIs on the project are GEIS ...
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Mona Khneisser Receives Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology
Congratulations to PhD student Mona Khneisser on being awarded the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology.
"In his memory and in recognition of his commitment to nurture junior scholars, the Editorial Board of Critical Sociology...
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Mona Khneisser Receives the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award
Congratulations to PhD student Mona Khneisser on being awarded the Erik Olin Wright Distinguished Article Award from Critical Sociology.
"In his memory and in recognition of his...
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