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Betty Dobratz publishes “Power, Politics, and Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology”

“Power, Politics, and Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology” by Betty A. Dobratz, professor of sociology, Lisa K. Waldner, and Timothy Buzzell discusses how sociologists have organized the study of politics into conceptual frameworks, and how each of these frameworks foster a sociological perspective on power and politics in society. This includes discussing how these … Continue reading Betty Dobratz publishes “Power, Politics, and Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology”

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DeLisi, graduate students publish “Who will kill again? The forensic value of 1st degree murder convictions”

Matt DeLisi, professor of sociology and two graduate students, Mark Ruelas and James Kruse, have published “Who will kill again? The forensic value of 1st degree murder convictions” in “Forensic Science International: Synergy.” The article, published in February 2019, focuses on examining archival data for the association between prior first degree murder convictions and subsequent … Continue reading DeLisi, graduate students publish “Who will kill again? The forensic value of 1st degree murder convictions”

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Oberhauser, Kusow, Krier published in The Sociological Quarterly

Abstract The 2016 U.S. presidential election was a watershed event that signaled decreasing political moderation and increasing partisan polarization, authoritarianism, and ethno-nationalism. Iowa, located at the center of the American Heartland, swung to the political right more than any other state. Multivariate regression analysis of county-level data is used to determine the relative contribution of … Continue reading Oberhauser, Kusow, Krier published in The Sociological Quarterly

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Amy Erica Smith published in The New York Times

Amy Erica-Smith, associate professor of political science, wrote an article about the political unrest in Venezuela for Vox which was picked up by the The New York Times.

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Suárez publishes Dancing Bahia

Dancing Bahia, by Lucía Suárez Dancing Bahia is an edited collection that draws together the work of leading scholars, artists, and dance activists from Brazil, Canada, and the United States to examine the particular ways in which dance has responded to socio-political notions of race and community, resisting stereotypes, and redefining African Diaspora and Afro-Brazilian … Continue reading Suárez publishes Dancing Bahia

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Bhavika B. Patel, Farrokh Sharifi, Daniel P. Stroud, Reza Montazami, Nicole N. Hashemi, Donald S. Sakaguchi research lands cover of Macromolecular Biosciences

3D Microfibrous Scaffolds Selectively Promotes Proliferation and Glial Differentiation of Adult Neural Stem Cells: A Platform to Tune Cellular Behavior in Neural Tissue Engineering Biomaterials are essential for the development of innovative biomedical and therapeutic applications. Biomaterials‐based scaffolds can influence directed cell differentiation to improve cell‐based strategies. Using a novel microfluidics approach, poly (ε‐caprolactone) (PCL), … Continue reading Bhavika B. Patel, Farrokh Sharifi, Daniel P. Stroud, Reza Montazami, Nicole N. Hashemi, Donald S. Sakaguchi research lands cover of Macromolecular Biosciences

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Amy Erica Smith on Venezuela’s food fight

What does authoritarianism have to do with Venezuela’s food fight? Everything. Hungry people fare better in democracies.

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Guatemala’s Catholic Revolution: A History of Religious and Social Reform, 1920-1968

Bonar Hernandez, assistant professor of history, published Guatemala’s Catholic Revolution: A History of Religious and Social Reform, 1920-1968. The book is an account of the resurgence of Guatemalan Catholicism during the twentieth century. Read more about the book here.