Social Sciences Division

Newly minted UW alum Austin Williams has built What's Good 206 into a go-to website for positive stories.

Danny initially came to the UW thinking he wanted to go into law enforcement, but soon turned to anthropology where he realized he could learn about, and stay connected to, his Samoan ancestry.

As its six cross-listings might suggest — ANTH 328 / GWSS 328 / JSIS 328 / ANTH 528 / GWSS 528 / JSIS 528 — Gender and Sexuality in China is no ordinary class.

The Atlantic published an interview with Bettina Shell Duncan, professor in the Biocultural Anthropology Program about her research of the past two decades on female genital cutting.

Stanley Ann Dunham pursued research in Indonesia and her son, Barack Obama, went on to become President of the United States.

Disenchanted with his career as an Audi technician, Simon Walker returned to school and discovered a passion for international studies.

With Yakima's new district-based election system, the Latino community has new-found momentum in its efforts to organize politically. Mark Smith, UW political science professor, is quoted.

The ambiguities in the dual-uses of space technology blur our understanding of Asia. They mask just who is a competent military space power in Asia today.

Elena I. Campbell, a University of Washington associate professor of history, has published her first book, which studies Russia’s policies toward Muslims in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The way people think about poverty affects both how important we think fighting poverty is. UW's Victoria Lawson and Sarah Elwood, geography professors, are quoted.

Ten percent of Seattle residents call themselves atheists. James Wellman, chair of comparative religion says that’s in part because people come here to find cultural freedom.

Seattle will host the third EcoCAR competition from May 29 to June 4, marking the competition's first visit to the city. Communication major, Kate Kitto, manages communications for the UW team.

Compared to the private sector, the public sector has offered black and female workers better pay, job stability, and opportunities according to UW sociologist Jennifer Laird.

The juniors and seniors in Elwood’s GIS Workshop course are applying lessons learned in class to projects with local nonprofits ranging from food banks to criminal justice organizations.

Joshua Reid talks about his new book, "My Country is the Sea: The Maritime World of the Makahs." Reid arrives in the fall to be a UW associate professor of history and American Indian Studies.