Department of Sociology at Frostburg State University

11/11/2025

Hello all- Dr. Bob Moore is retiring soon. A celebration of his time here at FSU is in the works. We'd love to hear from you to honor his long-standing commitment to FSU students. Message us here or shoot me an email- [email protected] Let's show him some love!

02/20/2025

https://youtu.be/gWD6g9CV_sc?si=v7zdPVy36_HhnTQa

How can an academic discipline like Sociology be life changing? This talk suggests one way by exploring how sociologists teach us to re-imagine our personal ...

01/29/2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lunar-new-year-celebrations-continue-with-parade-sunday-in-chinatown/ar-AA16RJEF

If you missed Saturday's fun, you still have a chance to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.

01/28/2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/reversing-aging-scn-wellness/index.html

All mammals hold a backup copy of cellular youth, a new study says. All we have to do is trigger the switch to turn back the clock, researchers say.

01/28/2023

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/openai-microsoft-chatgpt-invests/

Software giant is making a potentially "game-changing AI investment" in the company behind ChatGPT app.

05/27/2022

The Thomas Theorem at work!

  It seems like something out of a movie. In fact, if there isn’t a scene in some Mr. Bean joint in which people mistake something for art, I’ll eat my hat. A couple of teenagers at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art decided to place a pair of eyeglasses on the floor in one of the rooms jus...

12/15/2021

We've lost a great mind.

Today is a hard day for lovers of justice, equality and literature. We are grieving the loss of the great bell hooks—feminist, writer, critic, thinker and perhaps above all else, teacher. A longtime AR contributor, she was also a valued member of our advisory board. We will miss her great mind, her expertise and generosity. May she rest in power.

10/27/2021

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/saving-chinatown/

Advocates warn Montreal’s historic Chinatown is nearing a tipping point, where it may not be able to persevere in the face of looming gentrification.

10/12/2021

A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs

A record 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August, evidence of the considerable leverage workers have in today's economy.

10/06/2021

Could the biggest greenhouse in the US be the future of farming?

AppHarvest says its greenhouse in Morehead, Kentucky, uses robotics and artificial intelligence to grow millions of tons of tomatoes, using 90% less water than in open fields.