Professor Jim Petersen’s Work Recognized by the SSSS

Society for Social Studies of Science The STS Infrastructure Award Committee is pleased to recognize the editors of the Handbooks of Science and Technology Studies with the 2017 Infrastructure Award. Each Handbook (1977, 1995, 2008, 2017) is the culmination of many years of careful planning and work by the editors… Continue reading…

New Department Head Comes to UNCG Sociology

Professor Kauzlarich comes to the UNCG Sociology Department Head position after 20 years (six as Department Chair) in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at Western Michigan University in 1994. Dave has published seven books and over… Continue reading…

Dr. Skotnicki Joins UNCG Sociology as Assistant Professor

Professor Tad Skotnicki came to UNCG last year as Visiting Professor of Sociology and this year joins the faculty on the tenure track as an Assistant Professor. Tad received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California San Diego in 2015 and has a masters degree from the University… Continue reading…

Dr. Stephen Sills Featured in Campus Weekly Magazine

Dr. Stephen Sills May 16, 2017 by Campus Weekly Staff Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) has received new funding from the Sandhills Center Local Management Entity for the project “Providing Technical Assistance to Partnership for Success Sites Identification of Behavioral Health Disparities.” This project is supported… Continue reading…

Dr. Stephen Sills’ Work Featured in UNCG Research Magazine

Verna Torain has lived in east Greensboro’s Cottage Grove neighborhood for more than 25 years. When she first moved to the community, many residents worked in nearby factories. “Now everything’s closed down,” she says. “There’s no jobs.” Traditional manufacturing jobs that powered the Piedmont Triad’s economy for decades have mostly disappeared… Continue reading…