Bernice Pescosolido's research on mental illness stigma has been cited by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and actress Glenn Close at the National Conference on Mental Health and has influenced a series of public services announcements.  Read more on the IU Health & Vitality blog.

Brian Powell's expertise on Americans' changing definitions of family has been very much in demand this week as the U.S. Supreme Court considers two cases challenging prohibitions on gay marriage. An interview with Wisconsin Public Radio can be found here (scroll down to 3/25/2013, 6:00 AM), and coverage by WNDU is available here. A tip sheet for reporters has also been released and a blog post.

Congratulations to IU Sociology alum, Walt Jacobs. Walt will be taking a position as the Founding Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Please see the following press release for more information. Congratulations Walt!

http://www.uwp.edu/news/newstemp.cfm?storyID=6633

Laura Hamilton’s research on parental financial support has been featured in the New York Times.

Jane McLeod's study finds behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents. Read the press release here.

Additional coverage of the study by U.S. News, Education Week, Healthline, ScienceBlog, health 24, and the IU Health and Vitality blog.

Congratulations to Bernice Pescosolido for being awarded the 2012 Carl Taube Award from the American Public Health Association.  A press release on this important award can be found at http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/23290.html

IU researchers discuss education, civic involvement, crime and more at national ASA meeting. Read the news releases here.

Oren Pizmony-Levy and Patricia McManus' report "Global Survey of Non‐Governmental Organizations Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers" is the subject of an IU News Room article.

Congratulations to Tim Hallett on his work being heavily featured in a New York Times article on research about gossip.

Congratulations to Eric Grollman! His article, "Multiple Forms of Perceived Discrimination and Health among Adolescents and Young Adults" in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior has received some media attention:

IU News Room: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/22523.html

American Sociological Association: http://www.asanet.org/press/
young_people_face_worse_health_due_to_discrimination.cfm

and the ASA blog, Speak for Sociology: http://speak4sociology.org/?p=644

Several Spanish-language media outlets: La Opinión (http://www.laopinion.com/article/20120611/SALUD/120619884), Hoy (http://www.hoylosangeles.com/news/2012/jun/11/la-discriminacion-perjudica-la-salud-de-jovenes-se/), and La Raza (http://www.laraza.com/article/20120611/SALUD/120619884/-1/allchannels&source=RSS).

Bernice Pescosolido will chair an international Advisory Council for Bring Change 2 Mind, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to confronting the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.

Read the full press release here. And a more recent release here.

Additional coverage on the IU Health & Vitality blog::

https://iu.edu/~iunews/blogs/health-and-vitality/

And the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-patricia-fitzgerald/glenn-close-mental-health-stigma_b_1557015.html

The One Mind for Research conference organizers have also released a YouTube video recap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcwrXndHavk&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Stephen Benard. His recent work on gender pay equity and merit pay is now also the focus of a Harvard Business Review article.

Fabio Rojas was chosen as one of the expert sources for IU's Decision 2012 website, a media guide to IU election resources.

Fabio Rojas was a guest on At Issue with Ben Merens on Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen to the broadcast here (4:00 p.m. edition for 2/27/2012).

Fabio Rojas is featured in an article on TheINDYChannel.com regarding the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published a piece by two Sociology graduate students, Shiri Noy and Kathleen Oberlin on handling Q&A at http://chronicle.com/article/On-the-Spot-Tips-for/128859/.  This piece developed from one of Sociology's "Preparing Future Faculty" workshops.  Shiri and Kathleen collaborated with the PFF program to organize a faculty panel on "Q&A on Q&A." The feedback was so positive to the panel that they decided to write up the advice and submitted to the Chronicle.  

Youngjoo Cha's study on gender gaps in overwork is featured on IU Home Pages.

Dr. Rashawn Ray (who received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Indiana University) has written an article about racial differences in spanking entitled, "Peer Pressure, and Support" featured in the New York Times.

IU researchers discuss wage gap, violence, public assistance and more at ASA meeting. See IU News Room article.

Dr. Rashawn Ray (who received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Indiana University) has written an article about racial differences in spanking entitled, "Peer Pressure, and Support" featured in the New York Times.

Bernice Pescosolido along with IU grads Janice McCabe, Emily Fairchild and Liz Grauerholz are getting media coverage for their recent Gender & Society article on gender in children's literature.  For the press release, see
 
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/sfwi-iaj050311.php

For additional coverage in several different outlets, see

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383533/The-sexist-tales-Peter-Rabbit-Fantastic-Mr-Fox.html

http://jezebel.com/#!5798565/boys-rule-the-animal-kingdom-too

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/06/gender-imbalance-children-s-literature

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/06/study-suggests-winnie-pooh-isnt-gender-equal-does-matter/

http://radio.foxnews.com/2011/05/06/is-winnie-the-pooh-sexist/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383533/The-sexist-tales-Peter-Rabbit-Fantastic-Mr-Fox.html

Fabio Rojas's antiwar research has recently received wide coverage in the media, including Fox News, Washington Times, The Atlantic Magazine, Antiwar Radio, KPFA Radio, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, ABC News, Inside Higher Education, and The American Sociological Association's Contexts Magazine (Winter, 2011).

Brian Powell has written an op-ed piece on Proposition 8 in California in Sunday's LA Times. 

Brian's work, from his recent book Counted Out that includes several of our former grad students as coauthors, and is based on SRP data, has been heavily featured in the press this fall (see below for more). 

Oren Pizmony-Levy's sustainability study is featured on the IU News Room site.

Ho-fung Hung was interviewed and quoted by The Guardian (UK) on Feb 17, 2010 on China’s selling of US Treasuries.

Ho-fung Hung was featured in New York Times “Room for Debate” section on Dec 13, discussing issues related to racism and minorities in China.

Ho-fung Hung's recent article in New Left Review has been featured in U.S. Public Radio and several international news outlets:

-- interviewed in Suzi Weissman’s Beneath the Surface show at KPFK (audio here)

-- interviewed by Brazil’s largest national newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.

-- the NLR article was featured in the business page of South China Morning Post on Dec 1.

-- interviewed by Expresso, one of the largest newspaper in Portugal on Dec 12.

-- featured in The Economic Observer, a leading economic newspaper in China on Jan 11, 2010.

Stephen Benard's NSF/Department of Defense grant award featured in IU News Room article.

Timothy Hallett

Timothy Hallett also did a feature interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) Radio about how power functions in the workplace. It can be heard here, under Part Two.

Brian Powell quoted in AP article: "Eastern Indiana County Tops Nation in Divorce Rate."

IU Research at the American Sociological Annual Meeting