News: Department of Sociology
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Sociologist Georgiann Davis embraces her public persona as she delves into sociological issues in the medical community.
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Georgiann Davis, intersex educator and advocate, seeks to inform the current sociopolitical discourse on the subject through her new book.
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As the campus gears up to host the final presidential debate, UNLV professors are making direct connections between their course materials and this year's ground-breaking election season.
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Mayara Cueto-Diaz of the Boyd School of Law arrived at UNLV as a student, but liked the university atmosphere so much she decided to find a full-time campus job after graduation.
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One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of UNLV since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.
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UNLV program that embeds a professor in the residence halls aims at boosting student engagement.
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In her University Forum lecture, sociology professor Georgiann Davis discusses how intersex people navigate their lives.
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UNLV professor Bo Bernhard — a keynote speaker for UNLV Research Week Oct. 12-16 — explains how the science of intelligence bends in the direction of UNLV.
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Area 51, global climate change, archaeology and American fashion among topics discussed at free public lectures.
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Graduate student focuses on EDM's shift from avant-garde to mainstream media.
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