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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Saving birds from human building design flaws
Barbara Brown(family and consumer studies) explained, "Compared to the other causes of bird deaths — climate change, habitat loss, outdoor cats — the window problem is easier to solve."
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2019-2020 Challenge local finalists: Team Connect to Collect
Lori Kowaleski-Jones(family and consumer studies) and Norman Waitzman(economics) lead Team Connect to Collect to the finals in the 2019-2020 American Dream Ideas Challenge!
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Candidates begin gathering signatures for place on primary ballot
Matthew Burbank (political science) explained, "The possibility of so many candidates in various races getting on the ballot raises the issue of being able to win a party’s nomination with only a plurality of votes rather than a majority."
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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Jan 24
Friday
6th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium - A Victim Centered Approach
College of Law - S. J. Quinney (LAW)
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Jan 24
Friday
10am - 11amGeography Colloquium: Brad Wirt and Cole Krehbiel
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Jan 24
Friday
12pm - 1:30pmBrown Bag Talks: Heather Melton
Social & Behavioral Sciences (BEH S)
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Jan 24
Friday
12pm - 2pmPolitical Research Colloquium with Porter Morgan
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Jan 25
Saturday
10am - 5pmDinoFest
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Jan 26
Sunday
10am - 5pmDinoFest
Natural History Museum of Utah
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.
Vico Henriques
BS Political Science
CSBS Advisory Board
The University of Utah
Natalie Gochnour
BS Economics
MS Economics
Associate Dean at David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
Jeff Scott
BA Political Science
President/Director
Scott Machinery Company DBA Intermountain Bobcat
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