Sociology

The cupola above the Wilbur Cross building.

Sociologist David Embrick receives two national scholarly awards

Embrick received awards from the Society for the Study of Social Problems and the American Sociological Association’s Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities

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Twenty-Nine New Faculty Join CLAS

Nearly 30 new faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Valentina Rodriguez Aguado

Valentina Rodriguez Aguado ’24, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Valentina Rodriguez Aguado reflects on her time at UConn

Rianka Roy

Rianka Roy ’24 Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Rianka Roy reflects on her time at UConn

Samantha Gove

Samantha Gove ’24, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Samantha Gove reflects on her time at UConn

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Exploring the Links Between Stigma, Drug Use, and HIV Vulnerability

HDFS Assistant Professor Raymond L. Moody has been awarded a five-year grant to investigate risk factors among Hispanic and Latino sexual minority men

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Mapping the Battle Against Christian Nationalism

The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded UConn’s Meanings of Democracy Lab $300,000 to chart resistance to Christian nationalism

People raising their hand while participating in a new faculty orientation.

CLAS Scholars Bring New Expertise to UConn

Nearly 40 new tenure-track faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

UConn sociology professor Noël A. Cazenave

Not Random: UConn Researcher Looks at Kindness as Deliberate Way to Affect Change

In his latest project, Noël A. Cazenave is challenging the definition of kindness

Akshayaa Chittibabu '19 (CLAS) and Bandana Purkayastha.

CLAS Connections: Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS) and Bandana Purkayastha

Five heartfelt minutes with alumna Akshayaa Chittibabu '19 (CLAS) and her undergraduate advisor, Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology Bandana Purkayastha