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SOCY 2034-200: Drugs in U.S. Society - Summer Term B

Designed as a summer seminar, this course introduces students to the sociological study of drug use in the United States.  We will incorporate film, popular media, discussion, and readings in order to address topics such as the implications of current legalization measures, drug treatment and prevention strategies, social problem and the effects of the “war on drugs” and more.

SOCY 4160: Designing Social Innovations - Fall 2018

Are you passionate about solving a social problem but not sure how?  Do you want to do more than tweet about a cause, raise awareness about unjust conditions, etc.?  If so, you might be interested in SOCY 4160 that teaches students how to design evidence-based strategies for improving the lives of society's most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. SOCY 4160 is also one of two required classes for CU’s new certificate in Social Innovation. 

Social Innovation certificate website: https://www.colorado.edu/programs/socialinnovation/

News & Announcements                                     

Department of Sociology Graduation Ceremony will be held Friday, May 11th, 2018 at the Boulder Theater. More details here.     

4/24/18 

Barry Eidlin of McGill University - Spring 2018 Speaker Series. More info

3/20/18 

Pilar Goñalons-Pons of the University of Pennsylvania - Spring 2018 Speaker Series. More info

3/6/18 

Corey Fields of Georgetown University - Spring 2018 Speaker Series. More info 

12/8/17

Don Grant and co-authors Andrew Jorgenson (Boston College) and Wesley Longhofer (Emory University) have a forthcoming article in Sociological Science titled "Pathways to Carbon Pollution: The Interactive Effects of Global, Political, and Organizational Factors on Power Plants' CO2 Emissions." 

12/7/17

Mathieu Desan was invited to present a paper earlier this week at the Tulane University Culture Workshop in New Orleans, LA. 

12/4/17

Stefanie Mollborn and Amanda Stevenson have received two years of grant funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to support our work using the American Community Survey and Federal tax filings to assess the impact of access to highly effective contraception on women's life course trajectories at the population level in Colorado. This award was made possible by seed funding they received from the CU Boulder Innovative Seed Grant program and the Society of Family Planning Research Fund large grant program and is a collaboration with Katie Genadek (Census Bureau), Jane Menken (IBS), and Sara Yeatman (CU Denver).

 

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