February 12, 2012 The Laurel Award is bestowed annually by the board of the Foresight Network for outstanding services to futures thought. The Network's three thousand members vote on recipients, who have in the past included Richard Buckminster Fuller; Alvin Toffler; Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells. Congratulations, Wendy! Read more in Yale News >>
August 12, 2011 Julia Adams will serve for six years on the Executive Council of the Sociological Research Association, culminating in a year (2016-2017) as President of the Association.
May 23, 2011 A special issue (vol. 43, issue 6) of the British publication FUTURES (The journal of policy, planning and futures studies) is devoted to articles dealing with, and inspired by, the work of Wendell Bell, Professor Emeritus. A link can be found here to early released digital versions: Science Direct: (click on the title of each article to view the brief abstract.)
May 6th, 2011 Congratulations to Chris Wildeman who received a grant from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research for his research on Incarcerating Parenthood? Paternal Incarceration and the Parenting Behaviors of Biological Fathers, Social Fathers, and Biological Mothers.
May 2, 2011 Professor Philip Gorski is this year's recipient of the Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting. The prestigious prize recognizes a mid-career sociologist whose work holds great promise for setting the agenda in the field of sociology. Professor Gorski will be delivering the Coser Lecture at the ASA meetings in August 2012. Congratulations, Phil!
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