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A recent publication in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Social Sciences, written by SLA faculty members Kenzie Mintus (Sociology) and Elizabeth Nelson (Medical Humanities and Health Studies) and alumna Monica Deck, was featured on the OUPblog. The research team finds that formerly incarcerated women of color face worse health in later life. Although previous …

IUPUI Sociology Professor Andrew Whitehead was on NBC’s Meet the Press this week as part of a panel discussing the rise of Christian Nationalism in American politics as part of a series on Theocracy Rising.  Professor Whitehead explained, “This idea of a country for the people by the people — it’s really a country for …

Dr Carrie Foote, IUPUI Sociology, was among a group of lawmakers and other stakeholders who discussed possible changes to Indiana laws concerning HIV-specific criminal penalties and sentence enhancements during an Indiana General Assembly Legislative Study session on August 30. Doctors, Public Health and Public Defender leaders argued that reforming HIV criminal laws will destigmatize the …

Emmett Till’s murder is an outrage that still haunts our history. So do the lies in the media set in motion by the discovery of his mutilated body 67 years ago. Read more in this recent essay in The Nation by Chris Lamb, Chair of the department of journalism and public relations at IUPUI.