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Apr - 04 - Sociology PhD Student Writing Retreat - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Apr
04
2025
Apr - 04 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMSociology PhD Student Writing Retreat
4/4/2025 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Apr - 04 - Sociology and Criminology Colloquium: “Naked” Life: Dignity, Autonomy, and Social Integration on the Street – The Case of Undocumented Vietnamese Migrants Selling Illicit Cigarettes in Berlin - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Apr
04
2025
Apr - 04 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PMSociology and Criminology Colloquium: “Naked” Life: Dignity, Autonomy, and Social Integration on the Street – The Case of Undocumented Vietnamese Migrants Selling Illicit Cigarettes in Berlin
4/4/2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Park Hall - Room 280
Apr - 07 - Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR): An Interdisciplinary Work-in-Progress and Speaker Series - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Apr
07
2025
Apr - 07 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PMPrison and Incarceration Research (PAIR): An Interdisciplinary Work-in-Progress and Speaker Series
4/7/2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
O'Brian Hall - Cellino & Barnes Conf Room 509
Apr - 07 - Writing Behind Bars: A Conversation with Authors on Prison Literature - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Apr
07
2025
Apr - 07 - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PMWriting Behind Bars: A Conversation with Authors on Prison Literature
4/7/2025 - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Apr - 09 - PULSE Works-In-Progress Workshop - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr
09
2025
Apr - 09 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMPULSE Works-In-Progress Workshop
4/9/2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr - 17 - "Queering Global Flora: Plant Worlds and the Afterlives of Empire" - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Apr
17
2025
Apr - 17 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM"Queering Global Flora: Plant Worlds and the Afterlives of Empire"
4/17/2025 - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
O'Brian Hall - Cellino & Barnes Conf Room 509
Apr - 23 - Family, Life Course, and Sociology of Health (FLASH) Works-In-Progress Workshop - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr
23
2025
Apr - 23 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMFamily, Life Course, and Sociology of Health (FLASH) Works-In-Progress Workshop
4/23/2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
May - 02 - Sociology PhD Student Writing Retreat - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
May
02
2025
May - 02 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMSociology PhD Student Writing Retreat
5/2/2025 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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  • Spring blooms outside of Park Hall
  • Sociology faculty and students present their research at the Population Association of America conference
  • Danny Murillo (UC-Berkeley’s Underground Scholars) and Christopher Beasley (UW-Tacoma Post-Prison Pathways Project) discuss with Michael Capers how to effectively provide supports for formerly incarcerated students in higher education.
  • The Department celebrates its 100th anniversary at the 2024 College of Arts and Sciences alumni event.
  • In a reentry simulation, organized by Professor Mary Nell Trautner, Darryl Epps Jr. asked for input from participants as to how many had landed in the “holding center," how many had run out of money, and how many had experienced other real-life challenges faced by those who are re-entering society following incarceration. Photo: Nancy J. Parisi
  • PhD students help celebrate faculty promotions at the University Club
  • Faculty and graduate students enjoy their annual outing to pick apples at Blackman Homestead Farm
  • Professor Mary Nell Trautner with panelists from the screening and discussion of the University of Sing Sing documentary.
  • Faculty, graduate students, and their families enjoy their annual outing to pick apples at Blackman Homestead Farm
  • Professor Debi Street receives an award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education from the UB Council on International Studies and Programs (CISP)
  • Grad students and faculty explore Niagara Falls (2024)
  • Faculty and graduate students enjoy their annual outing to pick apples at Blackman Homestead Farm
  • SUNY Chancellor John King gives opening remarks at the Prison to Professionals career development workshop to enhance the capabilities of those working with formerly incarcerated students in their transition to the workforce.
  • Sociology grad students show off their block printing skills at Stitch Buffalo.
  • Sociology grad students and faculty pose for a picture at Blackman Homestead Farms during our 2024 annual apple picking adventure.
  • Faculty and graduate students enjoy a Halloween luncheon
  • UB Sociology faculty celebrate our graduates at a departmental graduation ceremony
  • UB Sociology students enjoy a winter session in London
  • UB Sociology faculty celebrate our PhD graduates during the annual departmental graduation reception
  • Sociology PhD students on our 2024 annual apple picking trip to Blackman Homestead Farms.
  • Paul Feigenbaum (UB English) presents his work at the 2024 inaugural Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR) workshop.
  • Sociology PhD students enjoy a night out, hosted by the Sociology Graduate Student Association.
  • Congratulations to our 2024 PhD graduates!
  • Members of the 2023 PhD cohort enjoy apple picking
  • Faculty and graduate students meet to discuss artwork ideas for the department.
  • Sociology faculty and students at the American Sociological Association Aging and Life Course reception
  • Faculty and students gather for "After Positivism: After Positivism: An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion About Comparison"
  • Our 2023-2024 Sociology Good Citizen Award winners
  • Judge Barbara Howe, UB Sociology PhD Alum, and Professor Adelman, Sociology Chair, with two of our 2024 Howe Paper Award winners.
  • Ayesha Datta and her team win 1st place in the 2023 Social Impact Fellowship program for their work with Journey's End Refugee Services.
  • Graduate students share lunch in the lounge
  • Creative caps from sociology graduates in the 2024 graduation ceremony preparation space
  • PhD students at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology
  • Three of our 2024 MS Criminology graduates pose for pictures with our MS Director, Professor Strohl
  • Undergraduate sociology graduates await instruction for the 2024 graduation ceremony
  • Grad students and faculty on the Maid of the Mist boat tour in Niagara Falls (2024)
  • Charles Garner and Thomas Gant discuss the documentary University of Sing Sing with Sean Pica, the film's director and the executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison.
  • Faculty and PhD students try out a new sport - curling!
  • Danny Murillo (UC-Berkeley’s Underground Scholars) and Christopher Beasley (UW-Tacoma Post-Prison Pathways Project) with Michael Capers and Prof. Mary Nell Trautner at a meeting to discuss how to support formerly incarcerated students.
  • The Department celebrates its 100th anniversary at the 2024 College of Arts and Sciences alumni event.
  • A few members of the 2023 PhD cohort