Social Sciences Division

City councils, local businesses and Indian tribes have turned against plans for the nation’s largest oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

Current state of Ottoman Jews in light of the political climate in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Professor Devin Naar is quoted.

One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders.

Thanks to the work of UW geographer Kam Wing Chan, we know Shanghai, Beijing and other urban areas in China discriminate against the children of low-income migrant workers in public education.

Statisticians at the University of Washington developed the first model for projecting population that factors in the vagaries of migration.

For UW students involved in the Pipeline Project, spring break means teaching in classrooms across Washington.

Linda Nash, professor of history at the UW, delves into the historic depths of how chance and natural resources fueled this booming metropolis of trade and expansion.

"Donald Trump’s undisguised bigotry has alienated vast blocs of voters, but at least it makes racism in America impossible to deny," writes Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW

The revival of "Roots" aims to deliver a visceral punch of the past to a younger demographic, consumed anew by questions of race, inequality and heritage.

A new online platform and database, called "Run for Office," lists no fewer than 23,501 elected offices across the United States.

Worried about their legacy and image, the anti-Trump Koch brothers fear they've wasted hundreds of millions funding the GOP. Research by UW political scientist Christopher Parker is referenced.

In a discussion at the University of Washington, panelists examined ways in which the region can take steps to protect against the threats of climate change to various industries.

When convicted of a crime in America, it's not just prison time you may face — there are fines, fees and other cash penalties, too. And when you get out, they'll be waiting.

"According to the site TwitterAudit, one in four of Trump’s followers is fake, and similar ratios run through the accounts of the other presidential hopefuls,"

An ancient butchering site seemed to settle a debate about when humans spread across the Americas but Donald Grayson, professor of anthropology, explains why the dates may be inaccurate.