Sociology

Latest News:

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  The Buzz About Bees: Collecting Honey to Examine DNA

  Professor Stephen Harris and students in this new course extract honey from our own Purchase College bee hives.
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  Professor Lisa Jean Moore Explores Horseshoe Crabs on Plumb Beach

  Three alumni were among the group observing the crabs and their changing habitat.
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  Professors Receive Grant for Innovative Study Abroad Program in Norway

  The SUNY Chancellor has awarded Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies Ragnhild Utheim and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Lisa Jean Moore a grant for creating a study abroad opportunity that addresses climate change.

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  Jessica Hentoff ’77

  Founder and Artistic/Executive Director of Circus Harmony is offering “quarantraining classes” for free and has a message for creatives.
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  Quoted: Chrys Ingraham

  Professor and Chair of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.
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  Quoted: Chrys Ingraham

  Professor of Sociology quoted in The New York Times.
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  Yeshe Sherpa ’19 Receives the 2019 Technos International Prize

  Congratulations to Yeshe Sherpa for receiving the 2019 Technos International Prize for Outstanding Academic Performance and Commitment to the Cause of International Understanding
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  Fatema Kamal ’18 Wins First Place for Outstanding Paper

  Congratulations to Fatema Kamal (Sociology ’18) for being awarded first place by the Alpha Kappa Delta Undergraduate Paper Competition Committee for her paper, “Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City.” Her paper was based on her senior thesis work with Dr. Lisa Jean Moore.