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Beckett and Evans' Research Upends the Death Penalty in Washington State
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Sociology Alumna McElvaine Named Marshall Scholar
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New study by Esposito, Edwards, and Lee estimates police kill 3 men per day
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Alexes Harris Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
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Christine Leibbrand Study on Parental Shift Work Now in the Journal of Family Issues
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