It’s time again for the annual Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) conference – the pre-eminent gathering of sex researchers to exchange research and networking. We’re excited to have so many Kinsey Institute researchers and students presenting at this year’s event! Not going to be in Vancouver? KI Research Associate Alex Marcotte will… Read more »
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New Collections Staff and Students
The Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections have recently welcomed additions including a new staff member and two new graduate student assistants.
Introducing the 2022-2023 Kinsey Institute Student Awardees
The Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections offer a range of fellowship and scholarship opportunities each year to support early career scholars and encourage the use of the Kinsey Institute research collections. After the hiatus imposed by COVID-19, we are thrilled to announce the 2022-2023 awardees for the Scholars for Sexology Fellowship, the Gina Ogden… Read more »
Infographic: Debunking “Lesbian Bed Death”
A recent study by Kinsey Institute researchers and colleagues compared the sex lives of lesbian women and heterosexual women to better understand differences in sexual frequency and sexual satisfaction. Although lesbian women had sex less frequently and those in longterm relationships reported a steeper decline in sexual frequency than heterosexual women, more lesbian women reported… Read more »
Work in Progress: the Alfred Kinsey Legacy Sculpture
In 2017, during the Kinsey Institute’s 70th anniversary year, faculty and staff at the Kinsey Institute suggested a memorial to honor Dr. Kinsey for his founding of the Institute and the groundbreaking research he conducted with a multi-disciplinary team to illuminate the diversity of human sexuality. This fall, that dream will come to life with… Read more »