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• Finding the true meaning of religion in America
  University of Akron sociologists write a book about religious experience and benevolence.
• Sociologist provides insight into suicide methods by gender
  

  Assistant Professor of Sociology Valerie Callanan's research is providing insight into differences in suicide methods used by women and men.

• Sociology professor honored for dissertation
  

  Assistant Professor of Sociology Adrianne Frech received an honorable mention for the 2011 American Sociological Association's Roberta Simmons Award for Best Dissertation in Medical Sociology.

• Hospitality Club to Host 9/11 Memorial Brunch
  The fundraiser will benefit the Summit County Chaplaincy Program and the educational events and activities of the UA Hospitality Club.
• Professor to advise U.N. on family structures
  Dr. Baffour Takyi has been called to offer his expertise on the structure of families at the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on June 1-3 at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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