Social Sciences Division

UW history professor William Rorabaugh says we still don't know if the the program has succeeded in enrolling enough young, healthy people.

A Seattle Times editorial on the situation in the Ukraine cites the opinion of Scott Radnitz, director of the UW's Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies.

The 60-plus crowd represents the fastest-growing segment in online dating. Pepper Schwartz, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington and AARP's love and relationship ambassador, comments.

In an op-ed piece, Angela Day, doctoral candidate in political science looks to lessons from the Exxon Valdez as the Salish Sea is slated to become one of North America's busiest fossil fuel trans-shipment corridors.

In an op-ed piece, Jennifer Carroll, research assistant in anthropology currently doing research in Kiev, comments on the current political climate in Ukraine.

Philmon Haile, a senior majoring in international studies at the UW Jackson School, was quoted by First Lady Michelle Obama on the importance of studying abroad.

As the Ukrainian conflict rages, Russians and Ukrainians now in the Northwest feel divided. Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, is quoted.

Jackson School professor Philip Howard says news of the ban seems to have driven more Turks to try Twitter for the first time.

A new book from Karen Litfin, associate professor of political science, recounts a journey to 14 ecovillages, where communities of people are trying to build sustainable, healthy ways of living.

In an unprecedented move last fall, the Attorney General's office announced it was opening investigations into the massacre at El Mozote.

The roots of some of today's most successful global health initiatives can be traced back to less-than-noble colonial ventures.

Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?

In February, UW hosted over 100 students who spent their day discussing topics from the legalization of marijuana to supporting research on genetically engineered meat.

"If this was truly a currency this would be unprecedented levels of volatility right now," says University of Washington economics professor Phillip Bond.

Steve Scher talks with Jose Antonio Lucero, chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington, about the protests in Venezuela.