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ASA Former News & Media
News items in this list may or may not be current, but they are listed here, from most recent to oldest, as a record of past news. Thus, some deadlines may be obsolete, so read items carefully. The date within brackets following some news items below is the date of the item's initial posting on the main homepage (www.asanet.org) or the date of the item's last editing.
Prominent military sociologist Charles Moskos, known for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, died May 31. Chicago Tribune obituary.
From putting on the pounds to kicking the habit, sociological research explores social contagion. (5/26)
Apply online for an ASA FAD award; deadline June 15.
Who Knew? Sociology careers are rare and well-paying . . . Just ask Forbes.com. (4/22)
The 2008 Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology is now available in the ASA online bookstore.
Alan Sica, Penn State University, has been selected as the next editor of Contemporary Sociology.
Applications are invited for next editor of City & Community.
The ASA Task Force on Sociology and Criminology Programs seeks input in the ASA discussion forum.
Institutes of Health issues behavioral & social science research prospectus (2.7MB PDF) to enhance nation's health. ASA and sister organizations weighed in . . . (1/16)
See January announcements of meetings, calls for papers, funding, books, people news, sociology press coverage, more . . . (1/15)
U.S. Census Bureau seeks nominations for African American, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population advisory committees by January 28. (1/4)
The National Academies releases the freely downloadable Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a report on teaching science. (1/4)
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ASA Former News & Media