The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is committed to advancing knowledge of society’s most pressing challenges, and to pursuing solutions to those challenges through innovative and interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement in the world.
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
A special issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) features research from the Center for the Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology (CCSA), funded by the Institute of Behavioral Science. CCSA Director and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Scott Ortman, worked with colleagues Amy Bogaard of the University of Oxford and Timothy Kohler of Washington
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.
