The University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science presents

The Transformation of the Social Sciences and the U and Beyond

Universities and colleges of the 21st century offer the perfect context in which to explore visionary and ambitious approaches to our most urgent social challenges. The U has begun what are known as Transformative Cluster Hires, which bring together faculty and researchers from across multiple colleges and programs to address certain major social and world problems. The College of Social and Behavioral Science competed for and won the first two such programs at the U: The Consortium for Families and Health Research and Society, Water and Climate.

On March 26, 2015 CSBS Dean Cindy Berg and Heidi Hadley (PhD, Geography), National Science Advisor, Bureau of Land Management spoke on the leading interdisciplinary research on these two critical issues.  Berg discussed her role as Director of the Consortium for Families and Health Research, and Haldey spoke on her work on the BLM's new approach to landscape policy and management, including the promotion of citizen science.

For more information, please contact CSBS Development Officer Lynne Shaffer at (801) 585-9310 or lynne.shaffer@csbs.utah.edu.