Today's big challenges require solutions where disciplines work together to meet human needs.
By bringing a community of faculty scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, community partners and policy makers together, the College of Social and Behavioral Science is producing knowledge and training that will provide lasting solutions to the world's toughest challenges.
Why CSBS?
Advising
Internships
Our Mission
Anthropology
Economics
New! criminology
ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
FAMILY & CONSUMER STUDIES
GEOGRAPHY
NEW! Geographic information Science
HEALTH, SOCIETY & POLICY
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
ROTC
News
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A more compassionate approach to homelessness
Nelson Lotz, an Econ/Poli-Sci major, had a guest editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune on homelessness and the homeless shelter transition.
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Warming climate shrinks snow pack
McKenzie Skiles (geography) stated, "The global average temperature has increased about 1 degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution. But some locations — including high elevations — are warming even faster."
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High rent, low wages—project for deeper understanding to discuss living and working in Park City
Most of Park City’s service jobs pay $15 to $20 an hour, and that doesn’t support the cost of living in the Park City-area.
Recent Awardees
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CSBS Wins Degree Completion Challenge
The Office of Academic Affairs challenged the campus community members to come up with innovative ideas to push the degree completion rate higher. The CSBS ASCENT program is one of the challenge winners!
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2019 LEAP Scholarship awardees
Congrats to Erica Medina, Cindy Diaz Rey, and Nidia Zavala Gonzalez! These students have demonstrated high academic performance, involvement, and we expect them to be leaders on campus.
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Trafton Drew awarded Bergmann Memorial Research Award
Trafton Drew was awarded the prestigious Bergmann Memorial Research Award from the Binational Science Foundation.
Events
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Nov 22
Friday
Ongoing through 12/1/19UofU Food Drive
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Nov 22
Friday
10am - 12pmPolitical Research Colloquium | "Polling Location and the Costs of Voting"
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Nov 22
Friday
1pm - 2pmCAKE Talk: Is Tuberculosis Control Caste-blind? An Empirical Investigation of Socio-economic Dimensions of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program Performance in India
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Nov 25
Monday
12pm - 1pmPolarization and Incivility in American Politics: Is Congressional Gridlock Affecting US State Legislatures?
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Dec 02
Monday
10am - 11amFulbright Information Session
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Dec 02
Monday
12pm - 1pmCivil Talk: How to Make an Impact
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
Alumni, Emeriti, & Friends
We'd love to hear from you!
If you'd like to be featured in our spotlights, please send your biography and a photo to Rob Hunsaker at rob.hunsaker@utah.edu.
Karen White Fairbanks
BS Family and Consumer Studies
Owner
Fairbanks, Inc.
Julie Burton
BS Political Science
Executive Producer, Editor in Chief
Women's Media Center
Leigh VandenAkker
BS Sociology
Teacher/Author
Salt Lake City School District
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