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A 2016 study from the UW that analyzed divorce filing data across the state from 2001 to 2015, found that they "consistently peaked in March and August." Julie Brines, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.
On May 16, undergraduate researchers presented to other students, faculty, community members, and visitors from across and beyond the university. The symposium was an opportunity for the department to support and learn from our incredible undergraduates.
Several students shared research on gender and sexuality:
As the five-year anniversary of George Floyds murder approaches, KING 5 is examining the current state of the Black Lives Matter movement. Alexes Harris, professor of sociology at the UW, is interviewed.
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Winter Quarter.
Aliya Adan, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & American Ethnic Studies, minor in Diversity, is from South Seattle, Washington, and is a first-generation Somali American. As an undergraduate, she conducted independent research on gun violence in Black immigrant communities, exploring its social determinants and lived impacts.
The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.
The University of Washingtons graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Reports 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
June Yang began to work with Professor Zack Almquist's homelessness research projects in Spring 2023.
SOCIOLOGISTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Marco Brydolf-Horwitz is studying how people living unsheltered in downtown Seattle find housing. His dissertation uses ethnographic and archival methods, and focuses on a homeless encampment intervention called JustCARE that closed encampments with the use of harm reduction techniques and temporary shelter in converted hotels.