CSBS Social Life: November

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Featured Events

Degrees to Everywhere
A Panel Event

Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Hinckley Caucus Room (OSH 255)
Guest Speakers:

Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck, Utah Democratic Whip, District 24
Mayor Robert Dahle, Holladay
Mayor Ben McAdams, Salt Lake County
Jen Seelig, former Utah State Legislature Representative, District 23
Mike Zuhl, Government and Public Affairs Director, R & R Partners

Geography Awareness Week
November 16-20th, 2015

Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
Time: 6:00-9:30 PM
Location: Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Tickets:
$10 for Students
$15 for Non-students
Click here to purchase tickets

Intergenerational Poverty in Utah:
Recent Findings from Department of Workforce Services 2015 Report

Date: Monday, December 7th, 2015
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Hinckley Caucus Room (OSH 255)
Guest Speakers:

Jon Pierpont - Executive Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services
Casey Cameron - Deputy Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services
Tracy Gruber - Director of the Office of Child Care, Utah Department of Workforce Services; Senior Advisor of the Intergenerational Poverty Initiative

CSBS NEWS

Distracted Driving Rates High for Most Devices

Psychology professor David Strayer and research assistant Joel Cooper released a new study that shows it can take up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice commands on devices.

Howler Monkeys and Sex Tactics

Anthropology professor Leslie Knapp's latest research suggests that male howler monkeys have evolved two sex tactics to pass on their genes.

Climate Change and Birth Weight

According to a new study by geography professor Kathryn Grace, climate change is negatively affecting birth weights in Africa.

Ancient Babies Boost Bering Land Bridge Layover

Anthropology professor Dennis O'Rourke recently released a study that links many Native Americans to infants buried in Alaska 11,500 years ago.

Native Communities Across North America Lack Access To Clean Water

Political science professor Dan McCool discusses the struggle many native communities face to get clean water.

FCS Professor Receives Book Award

FCS and ethnic studies professor Armando Solorzano's book, "We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe; Recuerdo, Celebracion, y Esperanza: Latinos in Utah" was awarded Meritorious Book of the Year by the Utah Division of State History and the Utah Historical Society.

LSA Extends Travel Grants Deadline

The Law and Society Association invites CSBS faculty and graduate students to apply for a travel grant to attend this year's annual meeting in New Orleans.

Becker TV Ad: McAdams on Biskupski’s Vision and Leadership

Political science professor Tim Chambless suggests that the television advertisement featuring Mayor Ben McAdams is negative, personal, and could potentially backfire.

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NEW GRANTS

Congratulations Dennis Wei from geography on being awarded a Ford Foundation grant. Wei and his team will study spatial inequality in China to raise awareness of the uneven effects of reforms in China and promote more equitable and sustainable development and urbanization.

October 27th-December 7th

CSBS Degrees to Everywhere Panel: October 27th
Careers in Law (Poli-Sci Event): October 29th
Anthro Speaker Series: October 29th
CROCA Forum (Wang Weidong): October 30th
Psych Speaker Event (Judith Smetana): October 30th
Food Studies Seminar Series (Sawson Gholami, Josh Garcia): November 5th
Econ Speaker Series (Dale Belman): November 6th
CSBS Distinguished Speaker (Matt Eyring): November 10th
Social Soup Event (Anim Steel): November 11th
Geography Awareness Week: November 16th-20th
Wild & Scenic Film Festival: November 18th
Utah VS. UCLA: November 21st
Thanksgiving Break: November 26th-27th
Utah VS. CO: November 28th
Econ Speaker Series (Sheldon Danziger, Richard Freeman): November 30th
Giving Tuesday: December 1st
Intergenerational Poverty in Utah Speaker Event: December 7th

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