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Janice Forsyth wins North American Society for Sport History Book Award for Reclaiming Tom Longboat
Announcements
Up for promotion
Dr. Kim Shuey is being considered for promotion to Professor. Anyone wishing to make a written submission can do so until Sept. 3, 2021. 
Public solicitation notice.
New Faculty Member
We are very pleased to welcome Kaitlyn Mendes to the department. She is an Associate Professor who focuses on issues of gender and media.
New Postdoc
Huijing Wu joined us as a Postdoctoral Associate in March. She will be working with Rachel Margolis, on research about families and aging, until 2023.
Sociology Department service changes due to COVID-19
All of Sociology's summer courses will be offered online. Your instructors will detail how to contact them, and your TAs, during the course. Our undergraduate courses page shows which courses will be online, in-person, or blended for the coming fall and winter terms.
As Sociology staff gradually transition back from working at home in August, we encourage you to continue connecting with staff members via email, Zoom, or telephone. See Sociology Current Contacts.
Social Science Building service interruptions
Friday, July 16 4:00 pm - Saturday, July 17, 7:00 pm SSC hot water not available due to high pressure steam repairs on Oxford Drive.
Technology service interruptions
As of April 19, all General Student Computing Labs across Western are closed. SSTS computer labs 1014, 1014B, 1020 are closed. SSC 6300 Graduate Computing lab is open by card access for graduate students.
WTS also reserves Sundays from Midnight until 10:00 am and Thursdays from Midnight until 7:00 am for scheduled maintenance.
Media Buzz
July 15, 2021 "Themed parties and ‘outright debauchery’: These GTA 20-somethings are planning a new Roaring Twenties" Toronto Star
June 8, 2021 "Indigenous sports organization in Alberta undertakes groundbreaking work" Toronto Star
May 4, 2021 "Census 2021: Canadians are talking about race. But the census hasn’t caught up." Philippine Canadian Inquirer
May 4, 2021 "Expert insights: Pandemic may usher in major social changes" Western News
May 3, 2021 "Census 2021: Canadians are talking about race. But the census hasn’t caught up." The Conversation
April 28, 2021 "Family stability at risk when interracial parents cohabit, not marry" Western News
April 22, 2021 "Police Training Varies Across The U.S. Is It Time For National Standards?" NPR Morning Edition
April 12, 2021 "Balancing Act: About 40,000 kids have lost a parent to COVID-19. Schools need to step in and help" News-Press NOW
April 10, 2021 "Mengapa Banyak Orang Lakukan Hal Berbahaya demi Konten?" Kompas
April 9, 2021 "As many as 43,000 U.S. children have lost a parent to COVID-19, USC study finds" The Highland County Press
April 9, 2021 "Western University PhD student creates missing persons research hub" Q107 News
April 1, 2021 "Research Recap: Positive Impacts of Parental Benefits on Couple Relationships" Vanier Institute
March 8, 2021 "Statistics Canada considered delaying this year’s census to 2022 due to pandemic" Toronto Star
Jan. 7, 2021 "The Question of the Rainbow Resumé" IN Magazine
Dec. 11, 2020 "London mayor's comments on higher COVID-19 cases among racialized groups clash with experts" CBC
Dec. 9, 2020 "Brescia prof appointed gender-based violence expert in national research project" The Gazette
Dec. 9, 2020 "Age of oldest child key to unlocking immigration mobility within Canada" Western News
Dec. 7, 2020 "How social media plays into Western's student shaming culture" The Gazette
Dec. 2, 2020 "Western University researchers reveal who is most likely to adhere to public health precautions" CBC News
Dec. 1, 2020 
"New record daily COVID-19 case count in London" CTV News
Nov. 30, 2020 "Gender, age, education can predict use of pandemic precautions" Western News
Nov. 20, 2020 "Black Lives Matter seeks race-related London data through survey" London Free Press
Nov. 19, 2020 "Dutch Police Urge Public to Stop 'Pedo-Hunting' After Vigilante Violence" New York Times
Nov. 6, 2020 "Words 2020 lives on as virtual festival" Western News
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Oct. 30, 2020 "New Brunswick apartment buildings attracting high prices and national buyers" CBC News
Oct. 5, 2020 "Kamala Harris's Personality: Experts Comment" Psychology Today
Sept. 12, 2020 "Taking back the turf: Indigenous sports award created as means of assimilation now offers chance for reconciliation" Winnipeg Free Press
Sept. 6, 2020 "There’s still a taboo on discussing salaries. But millennials are breaking it" Washington Post
Aug. 28, 2020 "Defunding police may not be effective: UWO researcher" Kitchener Today
Aug. 25, 2020 "What defunding the police could mean for missing persons" Phys.org
Aug. 13, 2020 "Canadian tech group spends $100K on billboards to lure anxious tech workers from U.S." CBC News
Aug. 12, 2020 "Carleton criminologists end student internships with police, prisons" The Globe and Mail
Aug. 10, 2020 "Forsyth book receiving kudos for her take on Indigenous sports awards program" Anishinabek News
Aug. 9, 2020 "Conspiracy theories will always be with us, says sociology professor" Halifax Today
July 30, 2020 "What Exactly Is Going On in Portland? Everything we know about the protests and reports of unlawful detainment" FLARE
July 26, 2020 "Thought-provoking take on colonialism in Canada: In new book on Tom Longboat sports awards" Yorkton This Week
July 21, 2020 "Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system stalled out" National Observer
July 19, 2020 "Anti-maskers bring their misinformation to Halifax" Halifax Examiner
July 15, 2020 "About nine family members to suffer grief from every COVID-19 fatality" Science Daily
July 14, 2020 "'Symbolic win': But if pro teams just rebrand, they're not doing enough: Western professor" London Free Press
July 13, 2020 "'This isn't enough': Western's Director of Indigenous Studies reacts to Washington NFL team's decision" CBC News
July 13, 2020 "‘Money talks’ in changing NFL team’s nickname" Western News
June 23, 2020 "Grant sharpens student focus on aging Boomers" Western News
June 17, 2020 "Visible minorities make up 27% of London's COVID-19 cases" CBC News
June 12, 2020 "Home Game: Rethinking Canada Through Indigenous Hockey" CKSN
June 11, 2020 "Montreal's poorest and most racially diverse neighbourhoods hit hardest by COVID-19, data analysis shows" CBC News
June 11, 2020 "Questions around systemic racism in policing show reluctance to engage in talks, change, says former officer" The Current
June 10, 2020 "Researchers unite to explore family leave nationwide" Mirage News
June 10, 2020 "Researchers unite to explore family leave nationwide" Western News
June 9, 2020 "As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they aren't ready to return: survey" Chronicle Herald
June 9, 2020 "Report: Canadians plan to avoid restaurants ‘for the foreseeable future’" Halifax Examiner
July 8, 2020 "Criminologists unite to reach out, speak up" Western News
June 5, 2020 "Toronto COVID-19 hot spots map missing 2,000 confirmed cases" CBC News
June 4, 2020 "2,000 COVID-19 cases missing from Toronto's map of hot spots" CBC News
June 3, 2020 
"On The Line... With Janice Forsyth" CKSN
June 2, 2020 "How Black Canadians are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19" The Gazette
May 28, 2020 "Stress eating for two: we could be seeing the first signs of a pandemic baby boom" CBC News
May 27, 2020 
"The Pandemic Is Changing How We Use Technology To Communicate" Think Out Loud
May 24, 2020 "Choi: COVID-19 hotspots predicted by data linking race and health" London Free Press
May 20, 2020 "Data linking race and health predicts new COVID-19 hotspots" The Conversation
Apr. 28, 2020 "Should Cash Transfers Used as an Emergency Response Be Universal or Targeted?" Stanford Basic Income Lab
Apr. 27, 2020 "A Coronavirus Baby Boom: Myth or Reality?" Psychology Today
Apr. 26, 2020 "Ring, ring: Canadians are calling each other a lot more during COVID-19 pandemic, telecoms say" CBC News
Apr. 24, 2020 "I figli? Meglio averli tra i 35 e i 49 anni. La scoperta scientifica" Meteo Week
Apr. 24, 2020 "Pandemic exposes gaps between those with and without resources" St. Thomas Times-Journal
Apr. 24, 2020 "Pandemic exposes gaps between those with and without resources" London Free Press
Apr. 22, 2020 "Western researchers earn SSHRC Insight Grants" Western News
Apr. 17, 2020 "Pandemic making Canada's economic future uncertain" Phys.org
Apr. 16, 2020 "Experts: Pandemic making economic future uncertain" Western News
Apr. 4, 2020 "LFP LONGFORM: COVID-19 is 'a defining moment' that will change our culture in ways large and small . . . or not" London Free Press
Apr. 2, 2020 "Yoshida focuses on Creating Dialogues between the Community and the Academic" Western Social Science
Apr. 2, 2020 "Ramos translates Social Science to Help Communities" Wester Social Science
Mar. 27, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" TechXplore
Mar. 27, 2020 "Basic Income in a Pandemic and Beyond" Jacobin
Mar. 26, 2020 "Social media has positive possibilities in pandemic" Western News
Mar. 18, 2020 "Episode 8: Lorna Ferguson" NIRO Knowledge
Mar. 12, 2020 "The Startling Inequality Gap That Emerges After Age 65" Kaiser Health News
Mar. 12, 2020 "Eight faculty honoured for teaching excellence" Western News
Feb. 25, 2020 "Canadian sports groups have policed themselves for too long and it isn’t making sports safer" The Conversation
Feb. 24, 2020 "Study: Sexual orientation plays part in pay gap" Western News
Feb. 21, 2020 "Canada cannot dust off gender roles in home" Phys.org
Feb. 19, 2020 "What's behind London's population growth?" London Morning
Feb. 18, 2020 "London population growth rate among fastest in Canada" CBC News
Feb. 17, 2020 "How often are people getting divorced in Canada?" London Morning
Feb. 13, 2020 "Canada's divorce is data revealing—and still murky" Phys.org
Feb. 13, 2020 "Divorce data revealing – and still murky" Western News
Feb. 10, 2020 "In Conversation: Rachel Margolis on Divorce Trends in Canada" Vanier Institute
Jan. 24, 2020 "Policing partnership puts big data on patrol" Western News
Jan. 1, 2020 "What's in a name? Looking back at the top N.B. baby names of the past 40 years" CBC News
Nov. 5, 2019 "Honourees for 2019 Atlohsa Peace Awards unveiled" CTV News
Oct. 13, 2019 "Who is Canada's middle class?" CBC News
Oct. 12, 2019 "Forsyth book chronicles Indigenous sport, politics" Western News
Sept. 27, 2019 "Honourees for 2019 Atlohsa Peace Awards unveiled" CTV News
Sept. 10, 2019 "Western emerging generation among New College" Western News
