“Those who distrust climate scientists are more likely to be skeptical of climate change and reluctant to support mitigation policies. Now research shows that scientific interest in early adolescence is associated with increased trust in climate scientists in adulthood irrespective of political ideology.”
51ÁÔÆæ Sociology Professor Gordon Gauchat talks about the relationship between distrust in climate scientists and being skeptical of climate change and mitigation policies.
51ÁÔÆæ Sociology Professor Noelle Chesley discusses her proposed research to conduct an evaluation of the Milwaukee Water Filter program in a recent interview by Wisconsin Public Radio. She hopes her research can help families so fewer kids are impacted by lead contaminated water.
In a recent article of the 51ÁÔÆæ Report, Sociology Professor Marcus Britton discusses his research in the study of neighborhoods and the influences of Milwaukee’s segregation on education and poverty as well as a comparison to other cities’ efforts to combat segregation.
Noelle Chesley, Associate Professor of Sociology, along with 51ÁÔÆæ colleagues Anne Dressel, John Berges, and Helen Meier, discuss the lead exposure in the City of Milwaukee’s water system and how the city should solve the issue in the recent article “How City Should Solve Lead in Water” on Urban Milwaukee.
Anne Dressel is an Assistant Professor of Nusring at 51ÁÔÆæ and the Director of the Center for Global Health Equity. John Berges is a Professor of Biological Sciences and School of Freshwater Sciences at 51ÁÔÆæ. Helen Meier is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the 51ÁÔÆæ Zilber School of Public Health.
51ÁÔÆæ student and sociology minor Dakota Crowell tours W51ÁÔÆæ Lake Effect’s Rachel Morello around the school’s new Student Food Center and Pantry — an effort initiated to combat high levels of food insecurity on campus.
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