Ruha Benjamin blogs for Huffington Post about Science and Citizenship
Drawing on research reported in her forthcoming book, People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier, she wonders whether “we are overdue for a Second Enlightenment in which the idealized insularity of science gives way to a more socially robust relationship between scientists and publics.” Read the full article here.
2003 Sociology Graduate Emily Valerio to Speak at 2013 Commencement
In keeping with recent tradition, the Sociology Department will again welcome a “ten year out” alumna as our commencement speaker. Emily Valerio (BA, ’03) will return to Boston University to address the 2013 graduating seniors and their families. A brief bio on our guest speaker: Emily Valerio graduated from Boston University in May 2003 with a […]
Ph.D. Candidate Megan O’Leary wins ESS Award
The Eastern Sociological Society is honoring PhD candidate Megan O’Leary with this year’s Rose Laub Coser Award. The Coser award is given annually to a graduate student for an outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal in the area of the family or gender and society. It will be presented to Megan during the Awards ceremony, Saturday March […]
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino speaks at Brandeis University
Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino gave the colloquium talk at Brandeis University’s Department of Sociology on February 28th, 2013 at 3:30 PM. Her talk is titled “Pride of Place:Queer Female Identities and Communities in Four Small U.S. Cities.” February 28th, 2013, Pearlman Lounge – 3:30-4:50 PM Brandeis University Pearlman Building, MS 071, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 For more information, please […]
Professor Ashley Mears Comments on Fashion Week
National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” took note of this year’s New York Fashion Week with a story noting the dominance of white models on the runways. In the February 15 story, they included note of Ashley Mears’s book Pricing Beauty and incorporated a comment from Professor Mears. Listen to the full story on their […]
Professor Ruha Benjamin discusses significance of Mount Rushmore in video for BU Professor Voices
In a video for BU’s Professor Voices, Professor Ruha Benjamin discusses “the history of Mount Rushmore, her interpretation of what it represents, and whose face she would put on it.” See the full video at the BU Professor Voices website.
Professor Nazli Kibria Elected Vice-President of Eastern Sociological Society
Professor Nazli Kibria has been elected Vice-President of the Eastern Sociological Society, for a one-year term beginning in 2014. Nazli has been active in a number of leadership roles in the Society, which will hold its annual meeting in Boston March 21-24. Congratulations, Nazli!
New Grant funds Prof. Olafsdottir’s research
A $150,000 grant from the Icelandic Centre of Research will fund the continuing inclusion of Iceland in the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). This cross-national collaboration across 49 countries allows researchers around the world to compare attitudes and social conditions, and Iceland is an important case for such comparisons. Professor Sigrun Olafsdottir will be the […]
People’s Science on the web and on the move
Professor Ruha Benjamin has been travelling extensively in anticipation of the upcoming release of People’s Science:Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier. She recently reported on her visit to BIOPOLIS–a research center in Singapore focusing on biomedical research, “where you’ll find buildings called Nanos, Genome, Helios, Chromos, Proteos, Centros, and Neuros. But what […]
Joseph A. Harris will join the Sociology Faculty
It is increasingly clear that understanding health also means understanding economic and political policies, and beginning in Fall 2013, the Sociology Department will be joined by Prof. Joseph Harris as Assistant Professor, with a specialization in Global Health and Development. Prof. Harris is a 2012 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a 2005 […]