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Assistant Professor position in Crime, Law, Deviance, and Social Control at the University of California, Davis.

Assistant Professor position in Crime, Law, Deviance, and Social Control at the University of California, Davis. - Read More…

Brian Halpin has been awarded a UCD & Humanities Graduate Research Award for the 2014-15 Academic Year.

Brian Halpin has been awarded a UCD & Humanities Graduate Research Award for the 2014-15 Academic Year. - Read More…

Mindy Romero interviewed on Capitol Public Radio's Insight Program with Beth Ruyak.

Mindy Romero interviewed on Capitol Public Radio's Insight Program with Beth Ruyak. - Read More…

Mindy Romero's Latino voter research was cited on Boston's NPR station.

Mindy Romero's Latino voter research was cited on Boston's NPR station. - Read More…

Mindy Romero's research on front-page of the Sacramento Bee.

Mindy Romero's research on front-page of the Sacramento Bee. - Read More…

Daniel Herda has accepted a position as Assistant professor at Merrimack College, North Andover, MA.

Daniel Herda has accepted a position as Assistant professor at Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. - Read More…

Sanghamitra Niyogi has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA.

Sanghamitra Niyogi has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA. - Read More…

Two scholars to join UC Davis Sociology Department

The department of sociology is pleased to announce that David McCourt and Ryan Finnigan will be joining the department this summer as assistant professors.

Two scholars to join UC Davis Sociology Department - Read More…

Ali Chaudhary awarded Graduate Studies 2014-15 Dissertation-Year Fellowship

Ali Chaudhary awarded Graduate Studies 2014-15 Dissertation-Year Fellowship - Read More…

Vicki Smith was cited in a March 2014 BBC News Magazine article on the social-psychological and structural difficulties faced by long-term unemployed Americans who are searching for jobs.

Vicki Smith was cited in a March 2014 BBC News Magazine article on the social-psychological and structural difficulties faced by long-term unemployed Americans who are searching for jobs. - Read More…

Vicki Smith's Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia (Sage, 2013) has been selected by Choice magazine as a 2013 "Outstanding Academic Title."

Vicki Smith's Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia (Sage, 2013) has been selected by Choice magazine as a 2013 "Outstanding Academic Title." - Read More…

Ali Chaudhary's article based on his Qualifying Paper has been accepted for publication in the International Migration Review.

Ali Chaudhary's article based on his Qualifying Paper has been accepted for publication in the International Migration Review. - Read More…

Mindy Romero's Research Receives James Irvine Foundation Grant

Mindy Romero's Research Receives James Irvine Foundation Grant - Read More…

Mindy Romero's Voter Research Highlighted in UC Davis Magazine.

Mindy Romero's Voter Research Highlighted in UC Davis Magazine. - Read More…

Bob Faris has been appointed to a three year term on the editorial board of the American Sociological Review.

Bob Faris has been appointed to a three year term on the editorial board of the American Sociological Review. - Read More…

Cecilia Menjivar, Ph.D., UC Davis (1992), has been elected to the position of Vice President of the American Sociological Association).

Cecilia Menjivar, Ph.D., UC Davis (1992), has been elected to the position of Vice President of the American Sociological Association). - Read More…

Vicki Smith's two-volume Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia has just been published by Sage Press.

Vicki Smith's two-volume Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia has just been published by Sage Press. - Read More…

Prof. Kyle and Alumni John Dale are Co-Organizers of Conference on Human Rights and Creative Agency in NYC, August 12th.

Prof. Kyle and Alumni John Dale are Co-Organizers of Conference on Human Rights and Creative Agency in NYC, August 12th. - Read More…

Hamilton, Kyle, Shauman, and Smith are Co-PIs on Winning IFHA Grants

Hamilton, Kyle, Shauman, and Smith are Co-PIs on Winning IFHA Grants - Read More…

Daniel Herda's article on discrimination fear named winner of the 2013 ASA Section on Children and Adolescents Graduate Student Paper Award.

Daniel Herda's article on discrimination fear named winner of the 2013 ASA Section on Children and Adolescents Graduate Student Paper Award. - Read More…

Ali Chaudhary has received a Grant Award from the Multi-Campus U.C. Center for New Racial Studies.

Ali Chaudhary has received a Grant Award from the Multi-Campus U.C. Center for New Racial Studies. - Read More…

Ming-Cheng Lo has received a UC Pacific Rim Research Grant for her project, "The Day After: Civic Engagement and Identity Reconstruction in Response to Natural Disasters in Taiwan and Japan."

Ming-Cheng Lo has received a UC Pacific Rim Research Grant for her project, "The Day After: Civic Engagement and Identity Reconstruction in Response to Natural Disasters in Taiwan and Japan." - Read More…

Ming-Cheng Lo and Roxy Bahar's article, "Resisting the Colonization of the Lifeworld? Immigrant Patients' Experiences with Co-Ethnic Healthcare Workers," has been published in the current issue of Social Science and Medicine.

Ming-Cheng Lo and Roxy Bahar's article, "Resisting the Colonization of the Lifeworld? Immigrant Patients' Experiences with Co-Ethnic Healthcare Workers," has been published in the current issue of Social Science and Medicine. - Read More…

Diane Wolf's article with Yen Le Espiritu "The Appropriation of American War Memories: A Critical Juxtaposition of the Holocaust and the Vietnam War" will be published in Social Identities in May 2013.

Diane Wolf's article with Yen Le Espiritu "The Appropriation of American War Memories: A Critical Juxtaposition of the Holocaust and the Vietnam War" will be published in Social Identities in May 2013. - Read More…

Drew Halfmann's book was reviewed in the American Journal of Sociology.

Drew Halfmann's book was reviewed in the American Journal of Sociology. - Read More…

Research by Raoul Lievanos and UOP collaborative receives media coverage.

Research by Raoul Lievanos and UOP collaborative receives media coverage. - Read More…

Mindy Romero's New Research Receives Television and Radio Attention

Mindy Romero's New Research Receives Television and Radio Attention - Read More…

Raoul Lievanos to present dissertation research at University of the Pacific Sustainability Forum, April 2.

Raoul Lievanos to present dissertation research at University of the Pacific Sustainability Forum, April 2. - Read More…

This winter Drew Halfmann gave lectures on abortion politics at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Oxford.

This winter Drew Halfmann gave lectures on abortion politics at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Oxford. - Read More…

Drew Halfmann received the 2013 Distinguished Scholarship Award of the Pacific Sociological Association for his book Doctors and Demonstrators: How Political Institutions Shape Abortion Law in the United States, Britain and Canada.

Drew Halfmann received the 2013 Distinguished Scholarship Award of the Pacific Sociological Association for his book Doctors and Demonstrators: How Political Institutions Shape Abortion Law in the United States, Britain and Canada. - Read More…