Sociology News & Events
Landes Talks to Disability Scoop About CDC Plans to Drop Disability Questions From Federal Survey
The proposal is particularly alarming since the existing survey is already flawed, says Scott Landes, professor of sociology and co-founder of the Disability Health Equity Research Network. “Studies using the survey’s own data show it misses about half of the disabled adults the federal standard for measuring disability identifies,” he says.
See related: Community Health, Disability, Federal Government, United States
Claiming Learners’ Time: Adult Learning Among Midlife Chinese Immigrant Women in the United States
The article, co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Studies in the Education of Adults.
See related: Education, Gender and Sex, Parenting & Family, U.S. Immigration, United States
Monnat Speaks With the Associated Press About the Economic Importance of Immigrants
Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, says immigration has been a demographic lifeline for much of rural America. Rural areas have been losing young adults for years, she says. “For a lot of small towns, immigrants are the reason the school and hospital stayed open and the county didn’t shrink,” Monnat says.
See related: Federal Government, Rural Issues, U.S. Elections, U.S. Immigration, United States
Montez and Top Health Researchers Sound the Alarm on NIH Funding in Health Affairs Forefront
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez and 30 top health policy researchers warn that recent actions by the National Institutes of Health regarding a retreat from its history of informing policymakers could have grave consequences for public health in the United States.
See related: Federal Government, Health Policy
Maxwell Advisory Board Welcomes Six Accomplished Alumni
Their expertise spans a range of fields, and they play a vital role in advising the dean and school leadership.
See related: Promotions & Appointments, School History
Landes Article on Trump’s Push to Lock up Disabled People Published in The Progressive Magazine
“If states are permitted to follow the guidance of the DOJ and begin forcibly institutionalizing disabled people once again, this loss of rights will expand to where it harms us all. We must work together to fight ableist policies by protecting the civil rights of both disabled and nondisabled Americans,” writes Scott Landes, professor of sociology.
See related: Disability, Federal Government, United States
Harrington Meyer Discusses Parents Turning to Grandparents for Childcare in NPR Article
“Perhaps the biggest benefit is that they are so flexible,” says University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer. “Unlike a formal daycare situation, often grandparents will come to your house, or they'll alternate between watching the children at their own house and at the grandparent's house.”
See related: Child & Elder Care, Labor, United States
New Federal Grant Funds Specialized Training in Health and Aging Research
Doctoral students will examine how policies and geographic factors shape health outcomes for American adults.
See related: Aging, Community Health, Grant Awards, Longevity, Student Experience, U.S. Education, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Harrington Meyer and Heflin Explore the Hunger Crisis Facing Older Adults on Aging Well Podcast
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Madonna Harrington Meyer, University Professor, discuss their co-written book Food for Thought: Understanding Older Adult Food Insecurity (Russell Sage Foundation, 2025).
See related: United States
The Newest Federalism and Population Health
Co-authored by University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez, the article was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Federal Government, State & Local Government, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Tracing the Religious Life Course in an American Baby-Boom Cohort
The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Religions.
See related: Parenting & Family, Religion, United States
Primary Nesting Season Designations on Conservation Reserve Program Lands
Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, the article was published in Conservation Science and Practice.
See related: Government, Non-governmental Organizations, United States
Digging for Answers: Student Returns to Wisconsin for Mining Town Excavation
An archaeology student is uncovering remnants of a pioneer cabin and discovering how hands-on field research provides an uncommon learning experience.
See related: Archaeology, United States
Maxwell School Announces Leadership Changes in Dean’s Office and Academic Programs
Bob Bifulco has joined the dean’s office leadership team and faculty have stepped into new roles guiding the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs and the Law, Society and Policy program.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
From Metabolic Rift to Metabolic Repair: A Comment on Ariel Salleh’s ‘DeColonize EcoModernism!’
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in Globalizations.
See related: Colonialism, Crime & Violence, Environment, Gender and Sex, Inequality
Yingyi Ma Talks to South China Morning Post on US Policies and Chinese International Students
Yingyi Ma observes impact of policy shifts under President Trump on Chinese international students, “We have seen some signals, such as a stronger willingness among some Chinese students to return to China, and an overall decline in the number of Chinese students going to the U.S.”
See related: China, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
Comparing Perceptions of Algae Feed Supplements for Dairy Cows
The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, was published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.
See related: Agriculture, United States
Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award
The sociology chair will be honored by the national association for his guidance of students and junior scholars in aging research.
See related: Awards & Honors
From Toa Alta to Madrid, Maxwell Student Carries on Wanetik’s Spirit of Service
The annual Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship recognizes Maxwell undergraduate Angelie “Angie” Serrano Baéz for academic excellence and a deep commitment to service.
See related: Academic Scholarships, Awards & Honors, Giving, Student Experience
Demobilization by Policy Paradoxes
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in the Journal of Political Power.
See related: State & Local Government, Sustainability, United States