Department of Sociology News
Department of Sociology News
Canadian Centre for Research Analysis and Methods hosts third-annual Rocky Mountain Methodology Academy
Experts offer data analysis and research design sessions from July 15 – 22, 2025
Meet the exemplary educators who are this year's Teaching Awards recipients
The 10th year of the University of Calgary Teaching Awards honours recipients for their excellent contributions to teaching and learning
Bringing Creativity to Life in Assessments
An advanced topic, Sociology of Blackness (SOCI 401-01), was taught for the first time in the fall term of 2024 by Gbenga Adejare as an in-person class. The course was designed to explore the context of being Black in the social world. There were multiple assessments in the course aimed at reifying concepts, internalization of abstract issues, and bringing out the creativity in students.
The ripple effect: Mentorship lessons from UCalgary Alumni
We asked some notable UCalgary alumni to reflect on the mentors who shaped their journeys from career-defining advice to life-changing support
2024 Asian Law & Society Association Distinguished Article Award
Dr. Qian Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, receives the award for the article "Relational Legal Consciousness in the One-Child Nation."
UCalgary undergraduate students begin their transdisciplinary research journeys
Apply for your PURE award by Jan. 27
Department of Sociology in the Media
In the News CBC Listen - Got scammed? What to watch out for.
CBC Saskatchewan Blue Sky interview with Dr. Michael Adorjan on scams
In the News YouTube
Podcast Interview with Michael Adorjan on Crime Prevention
In the News Alberta Crime Prevention
Upcoming Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association Conference to Feature Talk by Michael Adorjan
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in CBC Radio-Canada
Proclamer ses résolutions de Nouvel An peut être une source de stress
In the News Qian Liu, Sociology, in CTV News
The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada's Chinese diaspora
In the News Michael Adorjan, Sociology, in MediaSmarts | HabiloMédias