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How air pollution clouds mental health
A recent study led by UW Department of Sociology's Victoria Sass found that, on top of impacts on physical health, air pollution also affects mental health.
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Using Facebook data as a real-time census
UW-led study demonstrates how present-day migration statistics can be obtained by the same data that advertisers use to target their audience on Facebook.
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Changing the Game
Sociology major, Havana McElvaine, graduated as a student-athlete activist–and now she's getting ready to explore the world.
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Q & A: Sarah Quinn lifts the curtain on the 'hidden state'
Sarah Quinn discusses her award winning research on 'the hidden state' with UW News
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Guest Editorial: Seattle Must Do More to Help Former Prisoners Get Housing
UW sociology professor Katherine Beckett's research is mentioned in this editorial from Seattle Councilmember, Sally Bagshaw, about "Fair Chance Housing" legislation.
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Top Honors for Four Undergrads
Four exceptional graduating seniors have been selected as Dean's Medalists by the College of Arts & Sciences.
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L.A. County might stop charging needy defendants a $50 fee
Alexes Harris of UW department of sociology weighs in on a potential fee waiver for indigent and other needy criminal defendants in Los Angeles County.
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6 Common Sex Problems Every Couple Deals With
UW professor of sociology, Pepper Schwartz, weighs in on ways to overcome common sex problems.
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Cultural FOMO: the neverending struggle to keep up
Books, TV Shows, podcasts, news stories, the latest meme. There's a constant stream of media to keep up with. How do we stay sane?
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Black life is draining out of Seattle, Census shows
UW sociology researcher, Tim Thomas, on a migration of historic proportions—African-Americans leaving central Seattle and being pushed south, driven by high rents.
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Sociology Majors Hawthorne and McElvaine Awarded Bonderman Fellowships
As Bonderman Fellows, Saige and Havana are provided stipends for a minimum of 8 months of travel with the only mandate being that they visit at least two regions of the globe. -
Research team tracks complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states
Professor of sociology, Alexes Harris, leads a team of researchers at nine universities who are exploring the role of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system.
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I'm a woman of color with cancer. Here's why I can't find a bone marrow donor.
When Professor Alexes Harris learned she had cancer, she knew she was in a fight for her life. But she didn't realize how difficult it would be to find a bone marrow match.
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Americans are having less sex than they once did
"A major detractor to Americans’ sex lives has been the rising necessity of the two-income family, said Pepper Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington." -
What makes a protest work? A UW prof's primer
Paul Burstein, professor emeritus of sociology, studies social movements and protests. He says demonstrations alone are likely too predictable to have an effect here.