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.
Return to Campus Updates
Following guidance from health experts and state and federal authorities, the University Return-to-Campus program centers on a hybrid approach of in-person/online instruction and on-campus engagement. Stay up to date with the latest developments!
Why CSBS?
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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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Dirty snow could impact spring snowmelt
The ugly brown snow that fell over much of Utah got everybody’s cars dirty. But it can also have an impact on spring runoff from the Wasatch Mountains.
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Utah Republican voters have left the party since the U.S. Capitol attack
Baodong Liu(political science) explained that this voter trend in Utah matches what’s going on across the nation, as the GOP reckons with its party identity and tensions between traditional conservatives and Trump followers.
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Juggling parenting, work and a pandemic not getting easier
In the new Pew research, 6 in 10 women say they do more household chores than their partner and just 6% say the man does more.
Recent Awardees
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Ally Marringa recieves 2020 employee appreciation award
Ally Marringa was selected as a recipient of a 2020 Academics and Student Affairs District Staff Excellence Award!
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Parisa Kaliush awarded an NIH NRSA
Parisa was recently awarded an NIH NRSA for her project titled "Daily dynamics of suicide risk, dysregulation, and sleep disruption across the transition to parenthood.”
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Frank Drews Receives 2020 Franklin V. Taylor Award
Frank Drews(psychology) was awarded the 2020 Franklin V. Taylor Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Applied Experimental/Engineering Psychology.
Events
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Mar 02
Tuesday
Ongoing through 3/13/21Real Women Run Case Competition
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Mar 02
Tuesday
Ongoing through 3/5/21Urban & Small Farms Conference
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Mar 03
Wednesday
12pm - 1pmJordin Hartley PhD Dissertation Defense
Zoom
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Mar 03
Wednesday
1pm - 2pmFCS Policy Platter
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Mar 05
Friday
10am - 11amMatt McCullough PhD Dissertation Defense
Zoom
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Mar 09
Tuesday
4pm - 5pmGCSC Seminar: Mary Miss, artist. City as Living Laboratory (CALL): Artists+Scientists+Communities
Zoom
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.
John Simmons
BA Economics
Regional Director
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Douglas L. Anderton
BS Economics
MS Economics
Ph.D. Sociology
Chair of the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences
University of Utah
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