Department News

October 5, 2023
In an interview, Yale sociologist Alka Menon discusses her new book, which offers an international perspective on how plastic surgeons respond to — and influence — racialized...
October 5, 2023
Metaphors for human fertilization are evolving, study shows
September 5, 2023
Yale Sociology PhD candidate Anne Taylor was nominated for the 2023 British Sociological Association (BSA) SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence.  The prize is an annual...
June 12, 2023
Grace Kao, the IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration at Yale, traveled to South Korea to present her research at several leading Korean...
June 12, 2023
Sociology Professor Grace Kao interviewed on CNN on the meanings of race and ethnicity.
Professor Kao in Korea
June 12, 2023
Korean Culture and Information Service interviewed Yale Sociology Professor Grace Kao on her love of and research into K-pop music.
May 5, 2023
Rourke O’Brien has been awarded the 2023 Lex Hixon ’63 Prize, given annually by Yale College for teaching excellence in the social sciences. It comes with a stipend and...
April 28, 2023
We are pleased to welcome Ramina Sotoudeh. She will be joining us as an Assistant Professor of Sociology with a secondary appointment in Statistics & Data Science, on...