Congratulations to Prof. Christine Dunkel Schetter!

Prof. Christine Dunkel Schetter will serve as associate vice chancellor for faculty development Article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/psychologist-to-serve-as-associate-vice-chancellor-for-faculty-development

Researcher Richard Wight is quoted in CNN

Researcher Richard Wight stated that "the main reason there is a benefit to being in a legally recognized marriage is that it introduces a level of stability into a relationship. This is going to help change the social climate. Hearing the…

Prof. Steven Wallace featured in UCLA Newsroom

Prof. Steven Wallace is working on a project project that is designed to make the home a safe and healthy place for some of the most vulnerable populations in Los Angeles. Article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/room-to-breathe-for-l-a-apartment-residents

Prof. Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez research is featured in Newsweek

Prof. Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez research is featured in Newsweek. http://europe.newsweek.com/women-live-longer-men-because-lifestyle-not-biology-329925  

Researcher Gary Gates was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court

CCPR affiliate Gary Gates’s study was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. Article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-s-williams-institute-research-played-role-in-historic-same-sex-marriage-decision

Appointment of Christine Dunkel Schetter as Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to announce that Professor Christine (Chris) Dunkel Schetter has agreed to serve as Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development beginning July…

Prof. Ian Holloway earns Hellman Fellowship for LGBT research

Prof. Ian Holloway earns Hellman Fellowship for LGBT research. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/holloway-earns-hellman-fellowship-for-lgbt-research  

Prof. Edward Walker receives Charles Tilly award from ASA

Professor Edward Walker’s book,  Grassroots for Hire:  Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2014), has won the Charles Tilly Award from the ASA Collective Behavior and Social Movements section. …

Prof. Siwei Cheng receives ASA awards!

Prof. Siwei Cheng, who officially joins CCPR and Sociology on July 1, received the 2015 graduate student paper award from three sections of the American Sociological Association:  the Clifford Clogg Award from the Methodology section, the…

Dr. Jennie Brand and Juli Simon Thomas have been selected as finalists for the 2015 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award.

Dr. Jennie Brand and Juli Simon Thomas have been selected as finalists for the 2015 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award. "Job Displacement Among Single Mothers: Effects on Children's Outcomes in Young Adulthood." American Journal of Sociology 119(4):955-1001. Congratulations…