Social Sciences Division

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses outside influences on the Trump administration's environmental policies.

Political science professor Christopher Parker discusses conversations about race in relation to small-time sports.

Many parents are preparing for what is certain to be a chaotic K-12 school experience this fall. Rachel Heath, associate professor of economics, is quoted.

The real world is seeping into online communities and making them harder to moderate. Charles Kiene, a doctoral student in communication, is quoted.

Ian Kennedy, sociology graduate student, is the lead author of a study on Seattle-area rental ads and how they can reinforce segregation.

To understand the origins of this beast of myth and legend, KUOW spoke with Lauren Poyer, a lecturer in Scandinavian Studies who specializes in mythology.

Colin Marshall, associate professor of philosophy, explains what to say to someone who refuses to wear a mask.

Scott Radnitz, professor of international studies, and Yuan Hsiao, sociology doctoral student, explain the disagreement over whether Black Lives Matter protesters are peaceful.

Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, explains Trump's decision to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

When a noted expert on Ladino — the endangered language of the Sephardic Jewish community — taught a UW course from Israel, it attracted students from around the world.

The Jackson School of International Studies has received a $200,000 grant for cybersecurity research from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.  

In an attack mailer, a photo of Democrat T’wina Nobles, who is Black, was altered to make her look extremely dark. Christopher Parker, professor of political science, is quoted.

A love of languages and a long career with the CIA inspired Helen Louise Noyes (BA, 1969) to support UW students studying challenging languages. 

Daniel Bessner, a professor of international studies and adviser to Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, is quoted.