Social Sciences Division

Whatever their position on the Democratic spectrum, women around Puget Sound viewed Hillary Clinton’s acceptance of the party’s presidential nomination as a moment that will redefine American ideas.

The demolition last week of the old nuclear reactor building on the UW campus has exposed the base of old concrete foundations and plenty of twisted rebar.

Bill Radke talks to University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the historic significance of Hillary Clinton's nomination and why so few women have sought the highest office.

A former logging town in Oregon is now home to a few large data centers for Facebook and Apple. The shift in industry is forcing the town of 9,000 to diversify jobs.

On Thursday at 7 p.m. two professors from the UW Japan studies program, Andrea Gevurtz Arai and Davinder Bhowmik, will be at the Elliott Bay Book Company to discuss their recent books.

After the rock music subsided and balloons were swept off the convention floor, divisions remained among state Republicans who had traveled to Cleveland.

Politico Magazine decided to find out if the recent Republican National Convention was the worst in history.

"Those who forget history, it's been said, are condemned to repeat it. We're barely through the halfway point, however, and 2016's already been a year many people would rather forget,"

"Despite its current focus on addressing police brutality, BLM’s agenda isn’t confined to this issue.

The number of HIV/AIDS deaths worldwide each year has fallen since peaking in 2005, but the number of new HIV infections is up in 74 countries, according to a new study.

Over the past decade, the rate of new HIV infections has increased in 74 countries, according to a new study.

In this radio interview, Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba discusses U.S. relations with Turkey, and the politics behind and what's ahead following the attempted coup in Turkey on July 15.

A new certificate program at the University of Washington aims to improve outcomes for Native American students, by teaching educators better ways to connect with them and their heritage.

Amid the attempted military coup in Turkey, the UW has confirmed the safety of one of three students in the area. Resat Kasaba, director of the UW’s Jackson School of International Studies, is quoted.

As tanks and protesters flood the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, the University of Washington is attempting to reach three students and one faculty member in the country.