News: In the Media

Muslim woman holding an American flag and raising her hand to take the citizenship oath
Steve Pfaff's Op-Ed in the Washington Post Highlights His Research on Discrimination Against Muslim and Atheist Families in US Schools 
September 14, 2020
doorway of an apartment building in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
Ian Kennedy's Research Sheds Light on Discriminatory Rental Practices In Seattle Neighborhoods
September 14, 2020
photo Patricia Louie
New Faculty Patricia Louie in the News
July 24, 2020
Protestors outside the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct with fists raised
Alexes Harris: Companies Can Keep Their Hollow Statements on Racism. We Need Real Change.
June 17, 2020
Detroit, New York City, and Chicago
Christine Leibbrand Looks at Segregation and Life Outcomes in The Conversation
January 8, 2020
Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans
Beckett and Evans' Research Upends Death Penalty in Washington State
October 23, 2018
Sarah Diefendorf
Sarah Diefendorf, PhD '18, draws on social science research in an op-ed about masculinity and Brett Kavanaugh's response to allegations of sexual assault
September 26, 2018
Callie Burt
"Why We Stay Silent After Sexual Assault"  Callie Burt Weighs In On the Kavenaugh Case
September 22, 2018
Miyamoto Professor Katherine Beckett
Beckett Op-Ed on Restorative Justice in the Seattle Times
May 21, 2018
Barbara Reskin weighs in on the impact of overtime on the city of Seattle's gender wage gap
April 11, 2018
Pepper
In the News:  Pepper Schwartz weighs in on #Metoo and issues of sexual consent
January 28, 2018
No Money, No Vote: How Imposed Fines, Fees and Cost Keep Black People From Voting
December 1, 2017
How air pollution clouds mental health
November 2, 2017
Luther
On the Quincentennial of Luther's 95 theses, Steve Pfaff discusses how Luther's spiritual practice helped spread the Reformation.
October 30, 2017
Using Facebook data as a real-time census
October 16, 2017
Pettinicchio
David Pettinicchio (PhD 2012) and Michelle Maroto (PhD 2012) examine employment discrimination against persons with disabilities
September 21, 2017
Changing the Game
September 12, 2017
Q & A: Sarah Quinn lifts the curtain on the 'hidden state'
August 22, 2017
Guest Editorial: Seattle Must Do More to Help Former Prisoners Get Housing
August 9, 2017
Brendan McGovern
Top Honors for Four Undergrads
June 7, 2017
L.A. County might stop charging needy defendants a $50 fee
June 7, 2017
6 Common Sex Problems Every Couple Deals With
May 26, 2017
Cultural FOMO: the neverending struggle to keep up
May 18, 2017
Black life is draining out of Seattle, Census shows
May 16, 2017
Sociology Majors Hawthorne and McElvaine Awarded Bonderman Fellowships
April 25, 2017
Research team tracks complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states
April 25, 2017
I'm a woman of color with cancer. Here's why I can't find a bone marrow donor.
April 4, 2017
Americans are having less sex than they once did
March 8, 2017
What makes a protest work? A UW prof's primer
February 9, 2017
Counting in the dark: The challenge and power of counting homeless people in the dead of night
January 30, 2017
President Obama's farewell address
January 11, 2017
Can Training Really Stop Police Bias?
January 3, 2017
Is divorce more common during the holidays?
December 20, 2016
The Costs of Being Poor
November 21, 2016
Brian Wahlberg gives daughter Luciena a good view of the proceedings as the crowd sings at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle.
Dark days ahead: American professors on Trump's presidency
November 18, 2016
Here’s what ‘Married at First Sight’ finally got right
November 3, 2016
​Two Years After Ferguson, Missouri Cops Are Accused of Shaking Down the Poor
November 3, 2016
Video | Shortage of bone marrow donors
October 31, 2016
UW study measures community cohesion and political leanings with "lost" envelopes
October 12, 2016
Editorial | Moral obligation to not create debtors' traps for poor defendants
October 3, 2016
4 tips for surviving the Clinton vs. Trump presidential election
October 3, 2016
Stress Training for Cops’ Brains Could Reduce Suspect Shootings
September 22, 2016
Should Pornography Be Declared A Public Health Threat?
September 22, 2016
What Do People Tweet At The Dead? How We Mourn On Twitter Is Unique, Researchers Find
September 1, 2016
One of the Peak Times for Divorce Is Nearly Over
August 31, 2016
KOMO Radio | UW's Pepper Schwartz on Anthony Weiner's behavior
August 28, 2016
Nina Cesare's and Jennifer Branstad's work using Twitter to study mourning appears in the news.
August 26, 2016
Brines' and Serafini's work on seasonal trends in divorce is in the news.
August 26, 2016
Divorce rates spike in March and August — and here's why
August 26, 2016
What Do People Tweet At The Dead? How We Mourn On Twitter Is Unique, Researchers Find
August 26, 2016

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