1 in 5 gig drivers got unemployment benefits at pandemic peak (Opportunity Insights cited)
October 22, 2021 CNBC
Art at Watson
Research Matters
Conference Celebrates 60th Anniversary of SNCC
Interdisciplinary Focus
Watson Welcomes its Newest Postdoctoral Fellows
Interdisciplinary Focus
Syllabus Bank Makes Valuable Courses on Climate Change Available to Professors Worldwide
In The News
Balance of power: ambassador confirmation delay (interview with Wendy Schiller)
October 21, 2021 Bloomberg Radio
Can Democrats Design Social Programs that Survive? (interview with Eric Patashnik)
October 20, 2021 Niskanen Center
Research Briefs
Is cheap gasoline killing us? Fuel subsidies and under-taxation as a driver of obesity and public health problems worldwide
October 19, 2021
News from Watson
Bridging Theory and Practice
September 7, 2021
Student artists create works that reflect their experience of the pandemic
August 9, 2021
Political ‘couples therapy’ could heal a divided America, study finds
July 1, 2021
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October 22
Decolonizing Sociological Theory and Knowledge
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
October 27
Identity Threat and Cyber Security: Czech Language and Identity in the Globalizing World
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
October 27
Robert Hackey ─ Today's Healthcare Issues: Democrats and Republicans (Across the Aisle)
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Student Experience
Student Spotlight: Michael Furac MPA ’21
October 13, 2021
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