News: Research

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
November 3, 2021
The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade
August 11, 2021
The Delta variant and ‘breakthrough’ infections: should Americans be worried?
August 5, 2021
A man receives a vaccination in East Hollywood, Los Angeles last week
The Delta variant and ‘breakthrough’ infections: should Americans be worried?
August 5, 2021
Up to 60% of U.S. Covid-19 Cases Unreported, Disease Model Says
August 4, 2021
Covid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60%, study shows
August 4, 2021
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
July 26, 2021
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
July 21, 2021
Seattle startup Truveta raises $95M for ambitious vision to aggregate data across healthcare systems
July 13, 2021
The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy
July 13, 2021
How long can a person live? The 21st century may see a record-breaker
July 12, 2021
Pandemic-era crowdfunding more common, successful in affluent communities
July 6, 2021
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
July 6, 2021
Pandemic-era crowdfunding more common, successful in affluent communities
July 5, 2021
Multiple coin boxes gathered together. In the middle is one large gold coin box, with coins only falling in the middle and largest box.
Does Crowdfunding Make a Difference? Research Says Barely Any
June 23, 2021
man walking along a sidewalk lined with tents in Seattle
Study of Tent Cities in Seattle Show 50% Increase Since the Pandemic
April 7, 2021
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Takeuchi Tracking Anti-Asian Racism During Pandemic
March 12, 2021
A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
March 8, 2021
Steven Long and his attorney Ali Bilow after a State Court of Appeals hearing in Seattle on Nov. 7, 2019. Long took the city of Seattle to court when the truck he was living in was impounded. His case is now before the Washington state Supreme Court.
Alexes Harris: Fines and fees are a pound of flesh for poor people
March 1, 2021
Police contact at a young age leads to different outcomes for Black youth
January 28, 2021
Statistics Faculty Engaged in Research on COVID-19
January 27, 2021
Bushes and trees cover a walkway outside Mary Gates Hall
Police contact at a young age leads to different outcomes for Black youth
January 22, 2021
a run-in with police is much more devastating for Black children than it is for white kids
December 20, 2020
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
pedestrians walking across a busy intersection with sunlight shining between the buildings
Sociological Research on the Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis
May 11, 2020
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Zack Almquist Receives NSF Grant for Study of Behaviors in Response to COVID-19
April 28, 2020
inmates lining up behind bars
What the Most Vulnerable Populations Can Tell Us About the COVID-19 Outbreak
April 1, 2020
eviction notice on a door
UW Eviction Study Reveals Gender and Racial Disparities
February 12, 2020
‘Divorce Month’ Fact or Fiction: Do More Couples Split in January?
January 4, 2020
Op-ed: What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns
December 11, 2019
Connor Gilroy portrait headshot
Connor Gilroy wins Graduate School's Distinguished Thesis Award
July 11, 2019
American Bonds
Sarah Quinn's book American Bonds published by Princeton University Press
July 11, 2019
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Erin Carll awarded NSF Dissertation Improvement Award
July 11, 2019
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Yuan Hsiao awarded Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship for 2019-20
July 11, 2019
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Marco Brydolf-Horwitz wins the ASA Crime, Law, and Deviance section's Distinguished Student Paper Award
July 11, 2019
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Christine Leibbrand awarded the 2019 Graduate Medal in the Social Sciences
July 11, 2019
Washington State Capitol
Sociology Research Helps Change Laws in Washington State
May 13, 2019
Hongtianxu George Hua
Careers: Sociology Undergraduate George Hua Appointed as Data Analyst at the IHME
April 24, 2019
Pacific Northwest Louise Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Dr. Knaphus-Soran and Dr. Litzler to Lead a 5-Year Action-Oriented Research Project on Persistence of Minoritized Students in STEM
April 24, 2019
Cara Margherio portrait photo
Margherio Named Virtual Visiting Scholar for the ARC Network
October 31, 2018
Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans
Beckett and Evans' Research Upends Death Penalty in Washington State
October 23, 2018
Miyamoto Professor Katherine Beckett
Beckett Op-Ed on Restorative Justice in the Seattle Times
May 21, 2018
Hannah Curtis, Michelle Cadigan, John Leverso
Curtis Awarded NSF Fellowship
May 21, 2018
Barbara Reskin weighs in on the impact of overtime on the city of Seattle's gender wage gap
April 11, 2018
Christine
Leibbrand and Tolnay's work on the impact of the Great Migration on second generation outcomes published in Demography, highlighted on CityLab
January 28, 2018
Liz Litzler's photo
Flipping the Script on Deficit Models of Student Success
November 24, 2017
CapeTown
UW brings the Data Revolution to the International Population Conference in Cape Town
November 8, 2017
Children
Ande Reisman's Dispatch from the Field:  Liminal in Nepal
November 6, 2017
air pollution
Sociology led team reveals how air pollution impacts mental health
November 3, 2017

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