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RNS: Report: People who are highly spiritual tend to be more civic-minded, Assoc. Prof Omar M. McRoberts comments on spirituality and connection

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Richard P. Taub, esteemed sociologist who studied Chicago neighborhoods, 1937–2020

This obituary was originally published by UChicago News. Read it on their site here. UChicago scholar, policy expert on community development...

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FOX32: Asst. Prof. René Flores weighs in on Supreme Court DACA decision

In the News COVID-19 Sociology

NPR: 'We All Feel At Risk': 100,000 People Dead From COVID-19 In The U.S., Prof. Kate Cagney discusses socioeconomic factors affecting the deadliness of COVID-19

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Washington Post: Our fear of government power has left us fighting covid-19 with volunteerism

In the News COVID-19 Sociology

WGN-TV - COVID-19: Steps you can take to help support your elderly neighbors and friends, Prof. Kathleen Cagney discusses social isolation and the elderly

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Sociology’s Kristen Schilt and Chase Joynt examine decades of trans history in Tribeca film debut

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Politically polarized teams produce better work, analysis of Wikipedia finds

Balanced ideological diversity and strong guidelines produce higher quality articles Many studies have found that political polarization in the Uni...

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April 4 Event will revisit Robert Park and Ernest Burgess’s The City

First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Join us for this panel discussion on th...

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Big Science & Technology Isn’t Always Better: Small Teams Produce More Innovation

Analysis of 65 million projects finds that large science & technology teams develop while small teams disrupt In today’s science and business world...