Community Impact

Ibrahim Burka receiving the Al Black Award from Judith Howard, Professor Emerita, at graduation 2024.
2024 Albert W. Black Award Recipient Announced
(June 20, 2024)
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On being a Husky fan: ‘Pacing, yelling, kneeling’ — sometimes praying
(January 8, 2024)
Jerald Herting and Sound Data students
Pilot project hopes to provide relevant data to policy makers 
(December 10, 2023)
SOC 403 students and faculty at Seattle City Hall
SOC 403: UW Sociology practicum immerses students in real-world projects
(December 10, 2023)
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I am First-Generation: Alexes Harris
(October 15, 2023)
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We are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni
(October 14, 2023)
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I am First-Generation: Audrey Mikal
(October 10, 2023)
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I am First-Generation: Elizabeth Nova
(October 8, 2023)
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2023 Husky 100
(April 23, 2023)
ArtSci Roundup: Spring Art Exhibitions, The Motherboard Suite, and more
ArtSci Roundup: Spring Art Exhibitions, The Motherboard Suite, and more
(March 24, 2023)
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ArtSci Roundup: Spring Art Exhibitions, The Motherboard Suite, and more
(March 23, 2023)
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2023 Arts and Sciences Events
(March 3, 2023)
Large conference table covered with snacks, supplies. Students stand around the table putting items in bags.
Students in SOC 401B Deliver Supplies to Tent City 3 and Rosie’s Tiny House Village
(January 11, 2023)
Sherri Berdine portrait
Connecting with Native Communities
(January 9, 2023)
Sherri Berdine
How Sociology and American Indian Studies Alum Sherri Berdine Found her Community at UW
(January 8, 2023)
In a 466-day period pre-reform, 11 people were killed in active vehicle pursuits. In a period of the same length after the reforms were introduced, only two people were killed. Chart by Henry Behrens/Source: Martina Morris
Data shows fewer deaths after restrictions on police pursuits
(November 27, 2022)
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Alexes Harris, ’97, becomes first UW regent to represent faculty
(November 26, 2022)
Alexes Harris Professor of Sociology
Sociology Professor Alexes Harris appointed UW’s first Faculty Regent
(October 25, 2022)
CERSE staff photo spring party
Get to Know CERSE
(October 12, 2022)
Scholarship in SSTEM award from NSF
UW Statistics to co-lead NSF-funded Pacific Alliance for Low Income Inclusion in Statistics and Data Science
(September 19, 2022)
book cover: Ending Mass Incarceration: Why it Persists and How to Achieve Meaningful Reform by Katherine Beckett
Katherine Beckett: Ending Mass Incarceration is Ambitious but Doable
(May 11, 2022)
a Black man waves a Black Lives Matter flag in the middle of an intersection while a group of protesters holding signs gathers behind him
How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change
(March 7, 2022)
illustration of a man chained to a gavel as he tries to run away
Multi-state study of monetary sanctions finds widespread inequities, far-reaching consequences
(March 3, 2022)
County revenue from legal fines based on 2019 data
Counties that rely on the courts for revenue sentence more women to incarceration
(March 3, 2022)
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)
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
(September 23, 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)
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)
protest outside police precinct with demonstrators holding a yellow and black banner that reads "JUSTICE FOR DAUNTE WRIGHT"
Alexes Harris: How pretext traffic stops fund police departments — and put Black drivers in danger
(April 19, 2021)
Washington State’s Supreme Court Building, also known as the Temple of Justice, photographed on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut)
After Blake, will Washington state repay victims of the war on drugs?
(April 8, 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)
portraid photo David Takeuchi
Takeuchi Tracking Anti-Asian Racism During Pandemic
(March 12, 2021)
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A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
(March 8, 2021)
Chris Hess portrait
Chris Hess collaboration with The Equity Lab shakes up admissions by immersing low-income students in Ivy League courses
(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)
Portrait of Bob Crutchfield
Bob Crutchfield's Community Engagement During Retirement
(December 21, 2020)
COVID-19 viruses against green background
New Guide for Understanding COVID Data
(September 13, 2020)
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Department Chair's Message in the Wake of Protests Against Police Violence
(June 2, 2020)
Detroit, New York City, and Chicago
Christine Leibbrand Looks at Segregation and Life Outcomes in The Conversation
(January 8, 2020)
Washington State Capitol
Sociology Research Helps Change Laws in Washington State
(May 13, 2019)
Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans
Beckett and Evans' Research Upends Death Penalty in Washington State
(October 23, 2018)
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How air pollution clouds mental health
(November 2, 2017)
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Using Facebook data as a real-time census
(October 16, 2017)
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L.A. County might stop charging needy defendants a $50 fee
(June 7, 2017)
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Black life is draining out of Seattle, Census shows
(May 16, 2017)
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Research team tracks complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states
(April 25, 2017)
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One of the Peak Times for Divorce Is Nearly Over
(August 31, 2016)
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Divorce rates spike in March and August — and here's why
(August 26, 2016)
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What Do People Tweet At The Dead? How We Mourn On Twitter Is Unique, Researchers Find
(August 26, 2016)
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Nicolas Kristof | Is it a crime to be poor?
(June 11, 2016)