Social & Behavioral Sciences

Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni performing her one-woman show, “One Drop of Love,” about the evolution of race in the United States and how it affects relationships.

“One Drop of Love”

Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni will perform her one-woman show, “One Drop of Love,” about the evolution of race in the United States and how it affects relationships at the Jeanne Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Tuesday, Mar. 29, 6 p.m. The show is produced by her […]


Playwright and Pulitzer prize-winning dramatist, Suzan-Lori Parks to deliver the 2016 David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts and serve as the 2016 Tanner Humanities Center Artist in Residence.

‘The Suzan-Lori Parks Show’

Part lecture, part reading, part sing-a-long and part consciousness-raising, “The Suzan-Lori Parks Show” comes to the University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. Playwright and Pulitzer prize-winning dramatist, Suzan-Lori Parks will deliver the 2016 David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts and serve as the 2016 Tanner […]


Urban sprawl stunts upward mobility, U study finds

A recent study by University of Utah Department of City & Metropolitan Planning professor Reid Ewing and his colleagues in Utah, Texas and Louisiana, tested the relationship between urban sprawl and upward mobility for metropolitan areas in the United States. The study was recently published online in the journal Landscape and Urban Planning. The study […]


Eric Garland selected for international oncology conference presentation

Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, of the University of Utah has been selected by the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) to present research findings at SIO’s 12th International Conference on Nov. 15, 2015, in Boston. Garland’s topic will be Integrated Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement and Physical Health Intervention for Obese Cancer Survivors: Preliminary Results from a Pilot […]


Ancient babies boost Bering land bridge layover

University of Utah scientists deciphered maternal genetic material from two babies buried together at an Alaskan campsite 11,500 years ago. They found the infants had different mothers and were the northernmost known kin to two lineages of Native Americans found farther south throughout North and South America. By showing that both genetic lineages lived so […]


Up to 27 seconds of inattention after talking to your car or smart phone

Oct. 22, 2015 – If you think it is okay to talk to your car infotainment system or smartphone while driving or even when stopped at a red light, think again. It takes up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice commands, University of Utah researchers found in a pair of new […]


Deeper calls, smaller balls

Oct. 22, 2015 – Across the animal kingdom, males hoot and holler to attract females and ward off competing suitors. Now, a new study finds that male howler monkeys with deeper calls have smaller testicles – and vice versa, according to researchers from universities of Utah, Cambridge and Vienna and other institutions. In the cover […]


Did grandmas make people pair up?

If you are in a special relationship with another person, thank grandma – not just yours, but all grandmothers since humans evolved. University of Utah anthropologist Kristen Hawkes is known for the “grandmother hypothesis,” which credits prehistoric grandmothering for our long human lifespan. Now, Hawkes has used computer simulations to link grandmothering and longevity to […]


School year begins with new commitment to women

On this first day of fall semester, the University of Utah launched a new program aimed at improving educational achievement for women. Since the Women’s Enrollment Initiative was announced in October 2014, organizers have established campus and community partnerships that will provide resources such as mentorship, sponsorship and internships for women students and developed a […]