Dr. Saara Liinamaa, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, spoke to National Geographic about outdoor skating rinks as community hubs and how they’re disappearing because of climate change. Dr. Mervyn Horgan, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discussed disappearing ice rinks with The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Sociologists Make Headlines on Outdoor Ice Rinks
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