Social Sciences Division

Analysis from Professor Laurie Marhoefer of the UW Department of History. 

So proud of our College of Arts & Sciences Fulbright recipients! Check out all the exciting places they are headed in the year ahead.

A University of Washington-led research team found that children with autism communicate with peers and participate in activities more often than people might presume.

The Dip, a band made up of College of Arts & Sciences alumni, releases their second album.

UW sociologist, Pepper Schwartz, on the "Seattle freeze" and relationships. 

UW sociologist, Pepper Schwartz, on how dating has become dominated by technology. 

Adam Warren is an associate professor of Latin American history at the University of Washington with a special focus in science, medicine, and the study of indigenous peoples in Peru.

Professor James Gregory on the power of public history and the centenary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike

Established in 1973, the Odegaard award honors individuals whose leadership in the community exemplifies the former UW president’s work on behalf of diversity. 

From John F. Kennedy to Janis Joplin, the former UW sociology major has a knack for making his subjects feel at ease

Learn the fascinating history behind why some students at the UW's Canadian Studies Center are learning Inuktitut.

Experts, including UW political scientists, weigh in on the recent government shut down and what the outcomes of past shutdowns have been.

With Hey Mentor, an online mentoring program, Kevin Truong (BA, 2016) is helping students prepare for college. 

Taber Hand (MA, 1983) has found a cost-effective solution for sewage treatment in challenging settings.

Two scientists at the UW unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries