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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Empowering students to impact the future
Anthropology and Psychology alumna Marsha Gilford and husband Gordon LaFleur recently created a scholarship for students who can articulate how their efforts will improve the quality of life in the future.
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Most Americans are lonely, and our workplace culture may not be helping
Pervasive loneliness "has widespread effects," says Bert Uchino(psychology), a professor who studies relationships and health.
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Seeking the military suicide solution podcast
Craig Byran(NCVS) was a guest speaker on a new weekly podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide.
Recent Awardees
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1U4U grant project selected for funding
Congratulations to Dr. Justin Baker(psychology), whose 1U4U grant project titled “A psychophysiological approach to the refinement of suicide risk management intervention” was selected for funding
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Monisha Pasupathi awarded VPR Seed Grant
Congratulations to Monisha Pasupathi(psychology) who was awarded a VPR seed grant. This grant is aimed at examining the efficacy of different modes of integrative general education programs.
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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!
Events
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Feb 28
Friday
12pm - 1:30pmBrown Bag Talks: Claudia Geist
Social & Behavioral Sciences (BEH S)
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Mar 02
Monday
12pm - 1:30pmWomen's Week - Indigenous Women Activism
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Mar 02
Monday
12:15pm - 1:15pmThe Gold King Mine Spill: Environmental Law and Liability
College of Law - S. J. Quinney (LAW)
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Mar 02
Monday
3:30pm - 5:30pmMary Lowe lecture
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Mar 03
Tuesday
5:30pm - 8pmSuper Tuesday: Campus-Community Dialogue and Watch Party
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Mar 04
Wednesday
10am - 11:30amCAKE Talk: Commodity Price Uncertainty and International Trade
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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BS Anthropology
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