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Krisdeena Jansen and Melanie Thwing named 2018 STATEment Makers
Congratulations to Krisdeena Jansen (’09 sociology and interdisciplinary studies) and Melanie Thwing (’11 political science and criminal justice) for being named 2018 STATEment Makers by… Read More

April 11, 2018
Sha’Kurra Evans: Sociology is the world right outside your window
Sha’Kurra Evans (’18 sociology), Iowa State University student, Multicultural Vision Program scholar, McNair Scholar and first-generation college student was a twelve-year-old girl on a playground… Read More

April 10, 2018
2018-2019 Department of Sociology Scholarships Awarded
Congratulations to 2018-2019 scholarship recipients. Please join us in recognizing our students at the Alpha Kappa Delta Scholarship Reception. George Henry and Maude Drew Von… Read More

April 10, 2018
Sociology Research Shows Anti-GMO Articles Tied to Russian Sites
In research led by assistant sociology professor Dr. Shawn Dorius, along with Dr. Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, an associate professor in Iowa State’s departments of agronomy and… Read More

February 27, 2018
Sociology Ph.D. Student Deborah Burns Wins Teaching Excellence Award
Deborah Burns, Ph.D. student in the Iowa State University Department of Sociology, won the Graduate College Teaching Excellence Award for Fall 2017. According to the… Read More

February 9, 2018
Dr. Paul Lasley Moderates Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Listening Session
Iowa State University’s Dr. Paul Lasley moderated a listening session following State Rep. Beth Wessel- Kroeschell, D-Ames, has introduced a bill in the Iowa Legislature… Read More

February 9, 2018
Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study Opioid Risks in Non‐Metropolitan Communities
A new Ph.D. research assistantship is available in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. This assistantship will be funded as part of a… Read More

January 12, 2018
Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study the Social Dimensions and Governance of Gene-Edited Foods
Dr. Carmen Bain A Ph.D. research assistantship is available in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. This assistantship will be funded as part… Read More

January 12, 2018
How Demographic Change and Economic Inequality Are Reshaping Society
John Iceland is Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State University. His research and teaching interests lie in demography, social inequality, and immigration. He… Read More

September 5, 2017
Fall 2017 LAS Dean’s Lecture
Monday, September 11, 20178:00 p.m. in the Sun Room, Memorial Union… Read More

August 4, 2017