College of Arts and Sciences

A new report reveals federal immigration authorities have been accessing automated license plate reader systems operated by local police departments across Washington state, potentially violating a state law that prohibits collaboration with civil immigration enforcement. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies, and justice and of international studies, as well as director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.

Henry M. Jackson, a successful congressman and the namesake of UW’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, was a strong advocate of the importance of international studies.

COVID-era school closures caused the U.S. significant economic and educational loss while being less effective than other transmission interventions, according to new research. Adrian Raftery, professor emeritus of statistics and of sociology, is quoted.

Seattleite Mary Brunkow said she was astonished when she learned she and two scientist colleagues had won the 2025 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology. But based on her career accomplishments in medical research, she shouldnt have been. Brunkow earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.

University of Washington researchers analyzed data collected in the decade following the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2015 to limit warming by cutting emissions. The treaty has helped nations reduce the amount of carbon released per dollar, but emissions are still too high due to global economic growth.

Seattle-area residents are setting their sights on the future in light of the precarious ceasefire announced between Israel and Hamas this week. Liora Halperin, professor of history and international studies at the UW, is quoted.

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it. Bernard Deconinck, professor of applied mathematics and adjunct professor of mathematics at the UW, is mentioned.

Tuli Lodge is the latest social sauna to pop up in the Seattle area in recent years, following places like Bywater Sauna and Wild Haus Floating Saunas. Together, they are taking a page from Nordic tradition and turning the sauna into a communal hub to socialize and meet new people all for the cost of a couple of drinks. Kim Kraft, assistant teaching professor of Swedish and Gabrielle Martinez, an undergraduate student at the UW, are quoted

Demonstrators are gearing up for another nationwide No Kings Day Protest this weekend against President Donald Trump.Scott Radnitz, professor and Daniel Bessner, assistant professor, both of international studies at the UW, are interviewed.

The Multicultural Alumni Partnership is proud to present the 2025 community and student MAP awardees.

The Department of History is saddened by the death of Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor, who passed away September 21, 2025. A renowned scholar of Black history, Taylor joined the department in 1999 and retired from teaching in 2018. He continued to research and write on African American history following his retirement, devoting particular attention to the award-winning website that he founded, BlackPast.org, the world’s largest online encyclopedia dedicated to Black history.

Welcome to our second Halloween installment, where we ask movie buffs Champ Ensminger and Ungsan Kim what movies they recommend if you like a scary fix for the holiday. Kim, assistant professor of Asian cinema at the UW, is interviewed.

Come curious. Leave inspired. We invite you to connect with us this November through a rich and varied schedule of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From chamber opera premieres and public lectures to Indigenous storytelling and poetry celebrations, theres something to spark every curiosity. Expect boundary-pushing performances, thought-provoking dialogues on memory and...

What used to be a last resort is now becoming a power move: high-paying men are outsourcing their love lives. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.

The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a clumsy, surprisingly charming fish. At first glance, one might assume this fish, usually only a few inches long, has a hard time in the wild. Its not the fastest or the strongest creature in Puget Sound, but its developed tools that help it navigate the murky depths of the ocean. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.