Social Sciences

Events honoring the sacrifices of U.S. service members are taking place across the WSU system in advance of Veterans Day.

As a private citizen, employees are free to lobby or support candidates, issues and campaigns. But you must do so on your own time, with your own resources, and while making it clear that you are not speaking on behalf of Washington State University.

Dylan Bugden, who this spring joined the Department of Sociology as an assistant professor, is an expert in environmental conflict and the sociology of energy systems.

The Sept. 25 address from Robert D. Bullard is part of the biennial William Julius Wilson Symposium, which enables students and the wider community to honor and engage with leading figures in the promotion of social inclusiveness and diversity in social policies.

Washington State University Regents Professor Don Dillman, a nationally recognized expert in survey science, is being honored after 50 years on the WSU faculty.

“Even the smallest artifacts can allow us to extrapolate and help us understand more about people of the past, how different things like tattooing got started,” said Andrew Gillreath‑Brown, anthropology PhD candidate.

WSU’s Zach Hamilton and Alex Kigerl are playing key roles in a national effort to free thousands of non-violent prisoners and help them transition smoothly to civilian life.

If you lose sleep over the number of likes on your Instagram account, new WSU research suggests you might want to think twice before posting that selfie.

The event will feature Robert Siegel, former host of NPR’s All Things Considered, and will honor Ruckelshaus Center’s Founder and Chairman Bill Ruckelshaus on Sept. 13 at the Washington State Convention Center.

WSU anthropologists set out to determine how a rapidly evolving demographic and professional landscape is influencing the production and dissemination of knowledge in American archaeology.