Social Sciences Division

Political science Professor David Bachmam explains the potential effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Political science professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on how Jeff Bezos should spend the $10 billion he recently pledged to fight climate change.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses impacts of the unionization of crowd-funding company Kickstarter, one of the first large tech companies to unionize.

Political science is different from other "harder" sciences, but it's application of scientific methodology to humanities makes it distinct from other disciplines.

Bo Zhao, assistant professor of geography, has created an interactive map showing the spread of cornoavirus, as well as other factors such as regional death tolls and recovery rates.

Political science professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on how Jeff Bezos should spend the $10 billion he's pledged to fight climate change.

Need a way to de-stress from midterms? This week at the UW, there's a plethora of opportunities to see art across a multitude of genres, such as dance, visual art, and more.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the cause and impact of Jeff Bezos' recent commitment of $10 billion to fight climate change.

Communications Professor LeiLani Nishime discusses Asian-American representation in the hit movie "To All the Boys I've Loved Before."

Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, has created an interactive map showing the spread of coronovirus.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara explains why so many Amazon workers support Bernie Sanders over other candidates, even though he criticizes their employer.

Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, has created an interactive map of the spread of cornavirus.

This week at UW, see art ranging in topics from Valentine's Day to jazz, both on and off-campus.

Dr. Valentina Zaitseva, senior lecturer in the Russian language department, discusses the benefits of learning multiple languages.

Political science Professor Christopher Parker is featured in this article about the changing norms of campaigning in 2020.