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A rural farm shines golden in the setting sun. In the distance, a rock mesa juts out.

Zia Mehrabi the U.S. nominee for Frontiers Planet Prize

IBS Affiliate, Zia Mehrabi, is the U.S. nominee for the Frontier Research Foundation’s Frontiers Planet Prize. Three award winners are chosen from a pool of 19 international nominees, each working to combat the world’s ecological crisis. Mehrabi sat down with Clint Talbot, assistant dean for communications for the College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss his work on

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A missed opportunity for pedestrianization – by Brian Keegan

In April 2020, West Pearl in Boulder, Colorado, was closed to motor traffic due to the pandemic. Objections from residents and businesses reopened the area to cars in September 2022. Brian Keegan, assistant professor of information science and IBS fellow, believes this was premature. His op-ed on the Boulder Daily Camera details how the pedestrianization

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IBS hosts a variety of events for the larger community to learn about new research in the behavioral and social sciences. We offer our biannual Jessor Lectures, our fall and spring semester weekly Speaker Series, as well as a variety of conferences and training sessions. Events are often held both online and in-person at the IBS Building.

IBS draws faculty from across the social and behavioral sciences in work that transcends disciplinary boundaries and illuminates the complexity of social behavior and social life.