Department of Sociology News
Department of Sociology News
UCalgary's most-read research news of 2025
In a year that saw the University of Calgary officially become a Top 5 research university, readers of UCalgary News learned about early humans adapting to extreme climates more than a million years ago, the cause of a mysterious white patch appearing next to northern lights, the subtle effects of the sounds found in a modern-day health-care clinic, and more
Alex Bierman interviewed on CTV News, Global News, and Calgary Herald about holiday stress and the ‘buy now, pay later’ system
Experts warn against using ‘buy now, play later’ programs
Dr. Pallavi Banerjee invited as speaker on an national town hall series, examining Canadian race relations
An event examining systemic racism was organized by The Globe and Mail and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Jay Cavanagh receives Killam Scholarship award!
UCalgary Killam Scholars inspire change through research
Dr. Qian Liu appointed to Law and Society Association’s Board of Trustees!
LSA Announces Class of 2028 Board of Trustees
Meet Them Where They Scroll: The Power of Pop Culture in Parenting and Teaching
From math lessons to tough talks about gender and identity, educators are finding that today’s music, movies and memes can open the door to meaningful conversations
Department of Sociology in the Media
In the News CBC Calgary
Dr. Bierman explains reasons why Calgarians aren’t abiding by water restrictions
In the News CBC News
Dr. Alex Bierman interviewed about Calgary’s water restrictions
In the News New article in Frontiers in Climate by Riann Lognon, Chetna Khandelwal, Megha Sanyal, Santanu Dutta, Pallavi Banerjee, Pratim Sengupta
Anti-racist reorientations to land through gardening with newcomer youth of color
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on CTV News
UCalgary expert warns of ‘buy now, pay later’ pitfalls as holiday spending peaks
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, on Global News