Professor Yu Xie will be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences next April during its 147th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. NAS is a private, nonprofit, honorific society of distinguished scholars dedicated to the… Continue reading Yu Xie elected to National Academy of Sciences

Ronald Inglehart, a U-M political scientist, has been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious society that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields. Inglehart conducts research on changing belief systems and their impact on social and political change.

Yu Xie, Otis Dudley Duncan Professor of Sociology and Statistics, will present his Distinguished University Professorship Lecture on April 1, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre. A reception will follow.¶¶The lecture is entitled: “Understanding Inequality in China.” Drawing on past research, Xie advances the following propositions in this talk: (1) inequality in China… Continue reading Yu Xie to give Distinguished University Professorship Lecture on April 1, 4 pm at Rackham Amphitheatre.

PSC post-doc Lauren Nicholas won the 2009 Heinz Dissertation Award from the National Academy of Social Insurance last Thursday. ¶¶NASI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance, health care financing, and related issues through research and education. The Academy’s dissertation award is designed to recognize and promote outstanding… Continue reading Lauren Nicholas wins 2009 Heinz Dissertation Award from NASI

The American Sociological Association awarded James House the 2009 Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in the Sociological Study of Mental Health.