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Zack Almquist Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mathematical Sociology
Chart showing divorce rates spiking in early spring and late summer, before dipping in the fall and winter.
No, divorce rates in Washington didn’t rise during the pandemic
Graduate students collaborating in a room while wearing masks. They are discussing some text on the whiteboard.
Continuing the Tradition: Teaching Fellows Create a “Teaching Toolkit” for UW Sociology
Zack Almquist photo
Almquist Receives ASA's 2021 Goodman Award
Portrait of Alexes Harris against a dark teal background. She is smiling and looking off to the left.
Professor Alexes Harris works closely with UW Athletics to help student-athletes succeed
From left to right: Magda Boutros, Jelani Ince, Theresa Rocha Beardall
Sociology Welcomes New Faculty Members
illustration of woman jogging while wearing headphones, holding her phone in her right hand, and wearing a smart watch on her left wrist
Tracking Your Life: Self-tracking apps and personal data
The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade
A man receives a vaccination in East Hollywood, Los Angeles last week
The Delta variant and ‘breakthrough’ infections: should Americans be worried?
Up to 60% of U.S. Covid-19 Cases Unreported, Disease Model Says
Covid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60%, study shows
How Long Can Humans Really Live?
Opinion: Crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe fails most of those in need
People in cars wait at a Covid testing and vaccination site at Barnett Park in Orlando, Florida
Covid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60%, study shows
graphic of a large golden box which coins are dropping into. Around the large golden box is a cluster of smaller blue boxes, which are receiving no coins.
Research Reveals the Failure of Crowdfunding as a Social Safety Net
Seattle startup Truveta raises $95M for ambitious vision to aggregate data across healthcare systems
Opinion: The Trinity Bellwoods crackdown was not surprising — but there is a better way to respond to encampments
The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy
How long can a person live? The 21st century may see a record-breaker
Security and police try to prevent supporters from entering a homeless encampment as the camp's occupants await possible eviction by police after workers enclosed the area with a fence, at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, June 22, 2021.
Opinion: The Trinity Bellwoods crackdown was not surprising — but there is a better way to respond to encampments
" Thousands of people turned to crowdfunding during COVID-19. For most, it didn't pan out."
Pandemic-era crowdfunding more common, successful in affluent communities
Two elderly adults sitting on a bench and wheel chair, looking out over the water
How long can a person live? The 21st century may see a record-breaker
Pandemic-era crowdfunding more common, successful in affluent communities
The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy