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Food Systems
Faculty, students, and staff in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Community and Environmental Sociology are concerned with a wide array of issues from environmental degradation and globalization to sustainability and local food systems. The faculty is made up of an interdisciplinary group trained in fields ranging from sociology to science and technology studies and environmental studies. We are an engaged group whose work, while theoretically informed, is often directed at intervening in and affecting real-life situations. Our graduate program is equally dynamic and is offered jointly with the UW’s Department of Sociology.
The issues discussed in Community and Environmental Sociology classes can also be applied outside of the classroom. In the video below, alumni, students, and faculty from the department discuss their passions and how the major has helped them make a difference.
Undergraduate
The Undergraduate Program connects students with globally esteemed faculty, a wide range of intimate and interactive courses, and a tight-knit community of scholars passionate about understanding and developing solutions to our social and environmental problems. C&E Soc also offers a certificate in Food Systems open to any major.
Graduate
The Department of Sociology and the Department of Community & Environmental Sociology jointly conduct the graduate program.
Research
Research is an integral part of studying people and the environment and C&E Soc students are encouraged to pursue their research interests. Students may join the existing labs supported by the department or conduct independent research through the guidance of faculty.
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EVENTS
C&E Soc News & Events
- John Canfield Awarded NRRIG Grad Student Paper AwardJohn Canfield was awarded the NRRIG (Natural Resources Research Interest Group) Graduate Student Paper Award by the Rural Sociological Society for his paper “Saving the Wild or Saving the Cowboy? Cultural Conflict between the Old … Read more
- Professor Katherine Curtis Quoted in Wisconsin Public Radio StoryProfessor Katherine Curtis was recently quoted in a story about climate migration on Wisconsin Public Radio. To read the full article, visit https://www.wpr.org/could-wisconsin-be-climate-haven-great-lakes-region-could-be-attractive-some-effects-are-unclear.
- APL’s Sarah Kemp was awarded CALS “Academic Staff Excellence Award”We congratulate Sarah Kemp for her amazing work with the Applied Population Lab! Sarah will receive her award on Tuesday, May 2 at 3:00 PM in the Ebling Symposium Center | 1220 Microbial Sciences Building. … Read more
UW Events
- Hear from UW-Madison founders and CEOs and connect with UW’s innovation ecosystem at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase. Three exceptional Badger […]
- Six weekly sessions will include mindfulness-based guided practices and embodied exercises, connecting as a community through group dialogue, and an […]
- Join UW-Madison’s Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) for the 2023 Fall I-Corps workshop! This six-week (every Thursday, 5–7:30pm), non-credit, virtual workshop […]