🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Kim Korinek, Professor of Sociology, on receiving the 2025 Superior Research Award! If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Korinek or taking a class from her, be sure to check out her faculty profile here: bit.ly/43PfWMF

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Katie Baucom, Assistant Professor of Psychology, on receiving the 2025 Superior Research Award! If you would like to learn more about Dr. Baucom or take a class from her, be sure to visit her faculty profile here: bit.ly/3ZbpY89

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Hakan Yavuz, Professor in the Division of Public Affairs, on receiving the 2025 Superior Teaching Award! If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Yavuz or taking one of his courses, visit his faculty profile here: bit.ly/3FGohsG

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Tim Webster, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, on receiving the 2025 Superior Teaching Award! If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Webster or taking one of his courses, visit his faculty profile linked here: bit.ly/4dG5NVL

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Ruetschlin, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Economics, on receiving the 2025 Superior Teaching Award! If you're interested in taking one of her courses, visit her faculty profile here: bit.ly/45A84Qq

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Brian Baucom and Dr. Feea Leifker, Co-Directors of BHIDC, on receiving the 2025 Advancing Access & Connecting Communities Award! If you're interested in learning more about BHIDC, visit their website here: bhidc.utah.edu

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Shane Macfarlan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Mentoring Award! If you're interested in taking a course from Dr. Macfarlan, visit his faculty profile here: bit.ly/43n6tMz

🎉 Congratulations to Melissa Warner, Administrative Program Coordinator for the Division of Public Affairs, on receiving the 2025 Staff Excellence Award! Thank you, Melissa, for your 25+ years of extraordinary service to CSBS!

🎉 Congratulations to Mishael Garz, Administration Manager in the CSBS Dean’s Office, on receiving the 2025 Staff Excellence Award! Thank you, Mishael, for the positivity and professionalism you bring to CSBS every day!

🎉 Congratulations to Joseph Deviny, Computer Professional in CSBS Computing, on receiving the 2025 Stand Out Staff Award! He’s the guy we all want in our corner, and yes, we agree: “I have Joe on my side” needs to be a bumper sticker.

Take us with you 🧳⛰️ Dr. Kamimura, who traveled to Bolivia to research cancer risk awareness and water quality in Sajama National Park. Learn more about her research in SOC 4674/6674! Course Catalog Linked Here: bit.ly/4ebMrs1

Dr. David Strayer and Dr. Amy McDonnell from Psychology are using EEG in the University of Utah’s Applied Cognition Lab are monitoring brain activity in real time to uncover the benefits of swapping screen time for green time. Read full article here: bit.ly/4kj3A4i

🥪 Who makes your school lunch—and why are they leaving? @uofuecon researchers just received a USDA-funded grant to study the challenges facing school food service workers. Their findings could help reshape school food programs nationwide. 🔗 Read the Q&A: bit.ly/45Pt1qR

😴 Why do we stay up late even when we know we’re tired? A new study led by psychology doctoral student Steven Carlson finds that bedtime procrastination may be tied to personality traits. 🔗 Read the full story at the linked here: bit.ly/3TsTRgY

🎉 Congratulations to Ashton Pelley — a Fulbright recipient! Next stop: Spain 🇪🇸✨ With a passion for global affairs and language advocacy, Pelley has been awarded a Fulbright to teach English in Spain during the next academic year.

🎓 Congratulations Neida — a Fulbright recipient! Munguia was recently named an alternate for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea 🇰🇷 ! Book an appt to learn more about the Fulbright Program! bit.ly/3UQfqbv

🎓 Class of 2025, you did it! Here’s a snapshot of this year’s graduating class: 📈 1,484 total grads 💫 3.5 average undergraduate GPA 🌎 74 international students 🏠 1,417 domestic students We can’t wait to see what you do next. ❤️

BIG NEWS!! 🎉 Dr. Kim Korinek is the new chair of the Department of Sociology & Criminology! If you've ever worked with her you KNOW she's passionate about student success and research! We're thrilled for what's ahead under her leadership!

Congratulations to Dr. Jessie X. Fan for her recent appointment as chair for the Department of Family & Consumer Studies! Have you taken a class from her before? Tell us in the comments!

Meet Sinbi Kim, a Psychology and Film & Media Arts major! As a senior student ambassador for the Utah Asia Campus, a Teaching Assistant for PSY 3000, and a researcher through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Grant, Sinbi is making the most of every opportunity at the U.