CCNY basketball players accused of bribery

Learning lessons from historic sports-betting scandals

May 28, 2024

Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity, says Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê researcher Jared Bahir Browsh.

Liam Downey and book cover of The Violent Underpinnings of American Society

Violence underpins American life, sociologist contends

May 22, 2024

In new book, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê researcher Liam Downey argues that different forms of violence produce both consent to the social order and divisions among subordinate social groups, which helps to maintain the power and wealth of economic and political elites.

Seema Sohi

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê scholar wins support for research on political polarization

May 7, 2024

Carnegie Corporation of New York commits $18 million over three years to help 28 scholars find solutions to a national problem.

Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars

The U.S. labor market can affect ‘people who are not even here,’ research finds

April 22, 2024

A recently published paper co-authored by Brian Cadena finds deep connections between the U.S. and Mexican economies.

Man in orange jumpsuit holding prison bars

Gang ties don’t always bind

April 9, 2024

Research from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê sociology professor shows that for many prisoners, gang affiliation tends to drop off once they are released back into their communities .

Hank Aaron hitting 715th home run

Remembering 715, a number that transcended baseball

April 8, 2024

Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê scholar reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.

Crime scene tape and police cars with lights on

Understanding crime through both victims and offenders

April 3, 2024

The new edition of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it.

Terracotta Army and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

Taking archaeology beyond big discoveries and bullwhips

March 29, 2024

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê archaeologist Sarah Kurnick addresses some common myths about archaeology at the 50th anniversary of the discovery of China’s terracotta warriors.

Reiland Rabaka speaking at a podium

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê professor recognized for work to build ‘the beloved community’

March 18, 2024

Boulder Chamber honors Reiland Rabaka with Impact Award at 2024 Celebration of Leadership.

Girl, baby, woman and young man in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Early childhood health interventions have ‘big, multi-generation impacts,’ research finds

March 6, 2024

Tania Barham’s research suggests that it doesn’t take much to give impoverished people a better start to life.

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