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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.Featured
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June Yang began to work with Professor Zack Almquist's homelessness research projects in Spring 2023.
Before she knew it, nearly two years had passed. Through working on multiple projects under the broader umbrella of understanding homelessness in King County and beyond, Yang says she has grown tremendously—not just as an academic professional, but also as a Sociologist and a member of the society she studies.
Homelessness research projects have provided Yang with invaluable opportunities for… Read more
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.
The JustCARE coalition reveals that although moving into housing is an accomplishable outcome, even for some of the most vulnerable… Read more
SOCIOLOGISTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Elizabeth Nova is a PhD student and CSDE T32 fellow in Sociology. Here research focuses on population health and spans diverse topics including homelessness, health disparities, misinformation, health behavior, and COVID-19. She is an active member of the Social, Spatial, and Dynamic Analysis (SSDA) research lab and the Homelessness Research Working Group, both led by Professor Zack Almquist in the… Read more
SOCIOLOGISTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Brandon Morande’s research examines the intersections between punishment, poverty, and neighborhood change. He aims to identify when and why authorities respond to inequality with punitive interventions, such as arrest or banishment. He additionally seeks to understand how these tactics impact people’s connections to place and community.
At UW, Brandon has mainly studied these topics in relation to homelessness in Seattle. He currently collaborates with… Read more
People are increasingly falling for their favorite chatbots, spending hours each day building relationships with their artificial lovers. Chatbot site Janitor AI told Semafor that users have started 2.1 million conversations with its Valentine’s Day bots since they went live on Tuesday, representing about a quarter of all interactions on the site and breaking the company’s all-time daily user record. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.… Read more
A combination of enduring holiday stress and seeking a New Year’s change drives interest in information about ending marriages. Julie Brines, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.Featured
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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 Autumn Quarter. With everything from AI to Orca whales, ArtSci people and research in the media has something for everyone.
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Exciting. Confusing. Inspiring. Intimidating. Being a first-generation college student can bring many challenges and emotions. If you are a first-gen student, know that you are in good company. Here, ten UW Arts & Sciences students/alumni who've been in your shoes offer their thoughts on surviving — and thriving — as a first-generation student at the UW.
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Assessing the size of the homeless population is full of challenges and has often led to undercounts, but a team of researchers at the University of Washington has developed a system that they say fills in those gaps. Zack Almquist, a UW associate professor of sociology, and Amy Hagopian, professor emeritus of health systems and population health, are interviewed.… Read more