How does the opioid epidemic reshape rural communities? In the latest Matrix Podcast, Harvard Sociology postdoc (and UC Berkeley Sociology PhD) David Showalter offers a look into what’s lost in the media hype over the opioid epidemic. Interview by Julia Sizek is elsewhere. matrix.berkeley.edu/research-artic…

🤰🏾The maternal mortality rate in the #UnitedStates is double that of other wealthy nations. And it’s getting worse. Lucy Tu looks into the causes for Scientific American and what can be done ⤵️ unf.pa/wmm

Welcome back, undergraduates! It was lovely to see everyone at our Sociology Ice Cream Social. Here's to another excellent academic year.

Doing what I love! Excited for another great year of teaching & learning Harvard Sociology Full story: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Congratulations to LyLena Estabine, Class of '24, for being selected to join Phi Beta Kappa! LyLena is a Sociology concentrator with a track in Data Analytics. sociology.fas.harvard.edu/news/lylena-es…

Congratulations to two of our outstanding seniors for winning Harvard College Student Leadership Awards: dso.college.harvard.edu/student-leader… Daniella Berrospi - Harvard Foundation Distinguished Senior Award Emily Ramirez - Harvard Foundation Insignia Award

Proud to celebrate Sociology Class of '24 graduate LyLena Estabine, winner of the 3 Minute Thesis Competition through the Harvard College Writing Program! Watch LyLena's winning presentation here: youtube.com/watch?v=GiQLSE…

Harvard Sociology celebrates Gabby Thomas, Olympic gold medalist, Harvard alum, and advocate for the power of sociology courses! youtube.com/watch?v=0ib_9A… (Sociology at 6:48)