Social Sciences Division

Graham Pruss, anthropology lecturer, discusses the reasons behind why Seattle families may resort to living in vehicles.

Keisha Credit (BA, Communication; Sociology, 2011) discusses UW's startup culture and her experience as an entrepreneur of color.

Grace Flott (BA, International Studies | French, 2013) shares her experiences in expressing grief, trauma, and disability through artwork.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on the conflict surrounding Amazon's reaction to its employees speaking out on climate change.

Chair of the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Shirley Yee, discusses the erasure of the Seattle woman who co-founded Krusteaz.

Anthropology Professor Patricia Kramer discusses why humans evolved with arched feet and how its helped us walk upright.

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."