Social Sciences Division

Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work. Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the UW, is quoted.

In his speech to an assembly of Nobel Laureates and young scholars the President of the European Central Bank, highlighted Professor Fabio Ghironi’s work on monetary policy.

UW-led study demonstrates how present-day migration statistics can be obtained by the same data that advertisers use to target their audience on Facebook.

Review by Mary Callahan, Associate Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies 

Meet the Department of Communication professor working at the intersection of health, equity and digital literacy.

The Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE) at the University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences announced it received $2.9 million for a five-year grant from the Population Dynamics Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  (NICHD). 

American Indian Studies professors at the UW weigh in on monuments that celebrate Columbus.

The center has released the first in a series of research memos under an initiative called Human Rights at Home.

Laurie Marhoefer, a historian of Nazi Germany at the UW, gives commentary on the recent controversy over KUOW's interview with a Neo-nazi. 

Former chair of the UW Department of Political Science takes on new role.

LA Times op-ed on the fate of the Affordable Care Act authored by Scott Lemieux, lecturer in political science at the UW. 

The prestigious prize recognizes Taylor’s distinguished career and his commitment to researching, preserving, and promoting the history of African Americans in the PNW.

Amazon's announcement that it's searching for a second HQ is generating a backlash in Seattle and elsewhere. Margaret O'Mara, a UW associate professor of history, is quoted. 

Sociology major, Havana McElvaine, graduated as a student-athlete activist–and now she's getting ready to explore the world. 

For students participating in a simulated negotiation about the Cyprus conflict, the simulation felt very real.