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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Is US in constitutional crisis? That may not be most important question
James Curry (political science) explained, “Trump has never been the type of president who has tried to appear above the fray, ever. You can make the argument that part of what’s made him successful with Republicans is his willingness to be competitive.”
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Reducing melanoma in the lives of those at risk
Lisa Aspinwall (psychology) went on UPR to further explore how to get people who are at risk of skin cancer to stay out of the sun.
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Early humans evolved in ecosystems unlike any found today
Tyler Faith (anthropology) published his paper titled "Early Humans Evolved in Ecosystems Unlike Any Found Today" in the prestigious journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences.
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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Oct 21
Monday
12pm - 1pmPoison and Policy: 65 Years of the Utah Poison Control Center
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Oct 21
Monday
2pm - 3pmFulbright Information Session
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Oct 21
Monday
2pm - 3:30pmChief Sustainability Officer Candidate Presentation
Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
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Oct 21
Monday
7pm - 9pmRufus Wood Leigh Lecture: Guest Lecturer Dr. Douglas J. Kennett
Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons (GC)
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Oct 22
Tuesday
12pm - 3pmIt's On Us Sexual Assault Awareness
Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
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Oct 22
Tuesday
4pm - 5pmGCSC Seminar: "Drought & Long-Term Sociopolitical Dynamics West of the Hundredth Meridian”-- Doug Kennett, Professor of Archaeology (Environmental Archaeology & Human Behavioral Ecology), Dept. of Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara
Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building (ASB)
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.
Jerilyn Oldroyd Stowe
BA Political Science
Chief Marketing & Engagement Officer
United Way of Salt Lake
Samantha Terry
BS Economics
Client Services Manager
Investor Reporting
The Bright Future Foundation
Friend of CSBS
Non-Profit Organization
Jeffrey Joe
MS Psychology
Research Scientist/Engineer
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
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Our students come here because they really want to change the world, and they're going to do exactly that. Thanks to your support, the college continues to produce graduates who truly are the solution to life's challenges.