Recent news and announcements about the faculty and students from the Department of Sociology at LSU.
Recent News & Announcements
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1-17 of 17
July 2026
- Wednesday, 07/08/2026
- Sam Stroope's team wins grant to study teen physical activity and sports
June 2026
- Thursday, 06/18/2026
- Tim Slack quoted in Newsweek
- Wednesday, 06/10/2026
- Tim Slack elected president of the Rural Sociological Society
May 2026
September 2025
- Tuesday, 09/16/2025
- Tim Slack wins national award for his book on rural America
- Tuesday, 09/16/2025
- Tim Slack quoted in Forbes
August 2025
- Tuesday, 08/26/2025
- Tom Wooten wins American Sociological Association Award
February 2025
- Thursday, 02/13/2025
- Sam Stroope’s Team Wins Grant to Study Retired Athletes
- Thursday, 02/13/2025
- Heather Rackin's Team Wins Grant to Study Maternal Vaping and Birth Outcomes
November 2024
- Monday, 11/18/2024
- Tim Slack's research on the informal economy is cited in the New York Times
August 2024
- Wednesday, 08/28/2024
- Kevin Smiley wins NSF CAREER award
- Tuesday, 08/27/2024
- Tim Slack LSU professor coauthors book on Rural America
December 2023
July 2023
- Thursday, 07/27/2023
- Dr. Tim Slack featured in the Advocate on natural decrease in Louisiana
December 2022
- Tuesday, 12/06/2022
- Dr. Tim Slack quoted on the COVID rural rebound