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October 16, 2023

Prof. Keith Woodward graduate workshop and research talk on 'Geographies of Affect and Social Movements' Nov 3rd

Prof. Keith Woodward from the Geography Department of University of Madison-Wisconsin on theories of affect in the study of social movements.

Both events will be hybrid:

Graduate...

April 12, 2023

Dr. Mark Paterson features in cover interview, talking about his book How We Became Sensorimotor

The online academic magazine Rorotoko features an interview with faculty member Dr. Mark Paterson on its cover for April 12, 2023. Dr. Paterson explains the...

January 16, 2023

2023 Undergraduate Summer Research Projects through Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation

2023 Undergraduate Summer Research Projects through Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation

Deadline: Feb 17th, 2023, Apply here

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December 13, 2022

Visiting Assistant Professor Nick Rogers co-writes article on analysis of Twitter data for the Washington Post

In their story 'Have we passed peak MAGA?' in the 'Money Cage' section of The Washington Post, Nick Rogers (Sociology, Pitt) and Jason J. Jones (Computational Science, Stony Brook)...

November 14, 2022

Prof. Staggenborg to talk about new book Grassroots Environmentalism

The Humanities Center features Prof Staggenborg and her recent book Grassroots Environmentalism for the next book duet, as well as Kathy George and her book The Blues Walked In...

Front cover image from student journal of fireworks and the Cathedral
August 25, 2022

New issue of student-edited Pitt Sociology Review for Spring 2022

The latest issue of The Pitt Sociology Review, published by the Sociology Student Association, has been published and is available as a PDF...

July 7, 2022

Professor Fernando Tormos-Aponte Co-authored a Report with the Union of Concerned Scientists on Achieving Multiracial Democracy in the US

Professor Tormos-Aponte contributed content on minority mobilization and coalition-building. He and his colleague...

June 3, 2022

2021-22 Avery Award Winners

Congratulations to the Department of Sociology’s Avery Award winner for 2021-2022, Elizabeth Timple as well as to our two runners up Amy Modi and Bianca Gonzales.

November 8, 2021

Dr. Mark Paterson in Humanities Center book discussion event with Dr. Randall Halle

Sociology Associate Professor Mark Paterson will be discussing his most recent book, How We Became Sensorimotor: Movement, Measurement, Sensation (University of Minnesota Press) in a '...

October 29, 2021

Doctoral student Seda Baykal has won a research grant from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Doctoral student Seda Baykal has won a research grant from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion for her project "Faith and Reason in Higher Education: Ankara University School of...