Geriatric Guradians: Social Isolation in the Geriatric Population

Vardaan Bal, Esperanza Ceja, Shreya Jaipuriyar, Lindsay Masukawa, Estelle Yao
SocGen 2020S

We’re trying to protect the elderly from COVID-19 via social distancing - but how much harm comes with social isolation for the geriatric population? Learn from an advocacy group battling elderly loneliness.

One Less Lonely Senior

Chloe Peyromaure de Bord, Sylvia Roberts, Jennifer Tuell, Samantha Underwood
SocGen 2020S

A project to illuminate the structural and biological issues of social isolation for seniors before the pandemic and the steps we can take to ameliorate the social marginalization of this vulnerable population.

Solitary: A Critical Look at Solitary Confinement in American Penitentiaries

Jason Sanchez, Kendall Chaffin, Lauren Trent, Ruby Lake, Wes Hardin
SocGen 2020S
Award for courage in addressing a difficult topic

A magazine that dives into the ethical, legal, sociological, and scientific controversies surrounding solitary confinement in America’s most secure prison facilities and confronts the criminalization of race and mental illness, and the ongoing militarization of our prison systems.