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?
Advising
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Our Mission
Anthropology
Economics
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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National surveys suggest Americans are having less sex
Nicholas Wolfinger (family & consumer studies) explained, “Most people want to be married; an even larger majority aspires to some sort of intimate relationship. Furthermore, Americans are having fewer children than they’d like.”
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Researcher granted $1.2M to study effects of Vietnam War on human aging
Kim Korinek(sociology) explained that this project will be a way to measure the effects of war on those who may not have had direct contact with the conflict -- an area, she said, that's gone largely unstudied.
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It’s time to reset your relationship’s power dynamics
Dan Carlson(family & consumer studies) stated, “You need to take stock of what is needed in your home — what your children need, what your partner needs — and you need to step in.”
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.
Events
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Apr 16
Friday
4:30pm - 4pmU Earth Week
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Apr 16
Friday
5pm - 7pmGender Based Violence Symposium: “Visualizing Change, Resisting Violence”
Virtual
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Apr 16
Friday
9:45am - 5pmGender Based Violence Symposium: “Visualizing Change, Resisting Violence”
Virtual
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Apr 16
Friday
10am - 11amGeography Colloquium: Dr. Summer Rupper, University of Utah
Zoom
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Apr 17
Saturday
12pm - 3pmJordan River Restoration Project
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Apr 19
Monday
3pm - 4pmAsk An Ambassador: How I Found My Major
Virtual and 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.
Gary Thorup
BA Political Science
Shareholder, State & Local Tax Attorney, & Registered Utah Lobbyist
Durham Jones & Pinegar
Maziar Nourian
BS Health, Society and Policy
Minor Psychology
Minor Chemistry
Mentor
LEAP College of Health Program
Karen White Fairbanks
BS Family and Consumer Studies
Owner
Fairbanks, Inc.
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