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!
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NEW! Geographic Information Science
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News
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What’s in Biden’s American Families Plan
Daniel L. Carlson(family & consumer studies) stated, “What I hope to see most in Biden’s plan is a generous, gender-neutral paid parental leave program that compensates adults at close to full pay for up to three months annually.”
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New dust-on-snow monitoring tech to be added to Steamboat lab
McKenzie Skiles(geography) explained, "Such stations offer key insights to researchers studying how dust impacts the timing and intensity of snowpack melt."
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Police killings are a mental health crisis for Black people
David Stuart Curtis(family & consumer studies) explained, "Acknowledging that their mental health may be harmed by high-profile incidents of racial violence is important."
Recent Awardees
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Ally Marringa receives 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.
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.
Larry Gelwix
BS Economics
Managing Director & Co-Head of Industrial Corporate Advisory
Greenhill & Co.
Kevin Huff
BS Political Science
Partner
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
Susan Chandler
Master of Public Administration
President
California Association for the Physically Handicapped, Inc
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