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daily12007-07-26T23:29:07Z Sarah Ovink Awarded AERA Dissertation Grant http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/sarah-ovink-awarded-aera-dissertation-grant Sarah Ovink was awarded one of 15 dissertation grants ($20,000) from the American Education Research Association (AERA). No publisherdarkwolf2009-11-12T23:59:22ZNews ItemDiane Felmlee, David Orzechowicz, and Carmen Fortes's article, Fairy Tales: Attraction Processes in Same-Gender Relationships, published in Sex Roles. http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/diane-felmlee-david-orzechowicz-and-carmen-fortess-article-fairy-tales-attraction-processes-in-same-gender-relationships-published-in-sex-roles Article challenges stereotypes about same-gender relationships often found in discourses on same-gender marriage.No publisherdarkwolf2009-10-08T22:19:23ZNews ItemRaoul S. Liévanos and co-authors Fraser Shilling and Jonathan K. London published in Environmental Science and Policy http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/raoul-s-lievanos-and-co-authors-fraser-shilling-and-jonathan-k-london-published-in-environmental-science-and-policy New article by Raoul S. Liévanos and co-authors Fraser Shilling and Jonathan K. London published in a special issue on collaborative governance and adaptive management in California’s Water Program, CALFED, in the international journal, Environmental Science and Policy.No publisherdarkwolf2009-10-02T19:47:24ZNews ItemProfessor Natalia Deeb-Sossa and Eric Nelson nominated for Teaching Award http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/professor-natalia-deeb-sossa-and-eric-nelson-nominated-for-teaching-award Professor Natalia Deeb-Sossa and Eric Nelson have been nominated as finalists for the 7th annual Excellence in Education award in the College of Letters of Science. No publisherdarkwolf2009-05-28T23:03:08ZNews ItemGraduate students present at PAA 2009 http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/graduate-students-present-at-paa-2009 Four sociology graduate students – Cassie Hartzog, Dan Herda, Robin Pleau and Jesse Rude – recently presented their research at the 2009 meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) in Detroit, Michigan. This is the most successful showing of our students at PAA to date. They presented in regular paper sessions and poster sessions, received a lot of interest and positive feedback from discussants and session participants, and were even the subject of a Wall Street Journal blog entry.No publisherjiwung2009-05-08T16:25:00ZNews ItemBruce Haynes designated the 2009 Martin Luther King Outstanding Educator by the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/bruce-haynes-designated-the-2009-martin-luther-king-outstanding-educator-by-the-martin-luther-king-jr-scholarship-fund Bruce Haynes has been designated the 2009 Martin Luther King Outstanding Educator by the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund. Last week, he was honored for this at a large dinner and awards ceremony which also honored new mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson, and others who were recipients of scholarships, lifetime achievement awards, and outstanding community service awards.No publisherjiwung2009-01-26T19:52:17ZNews ItemRyken Grattet's paper, "The Urban Ecology of Bias Crime: A Study of Disorganized and Defended Neighborhoods" published in the February issue of Social Problems http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/news/the-urban-ecology-of-bias-crime-a-study-of-disorganized-and-defended-neighborhoods-by-ryken-grattet Ryken's article examines the neighborhood characteristics that affect bias crime and compares bias crime to other kinds of criminal offending.No publisherjiwung2009-01-20T20:02:36ZNews Item