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In Medieval England, those who experienced and survived nutritional stress in childhood suffered from higher mortality risk in middle and later adulthood. This is according to a recent study from CU Boulder Professor of Anthropology and Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) Faculty and Fellow, Sharon DeWitte. DeWitte will discuss her bioarchaeological research at our upcoming

Abortion restrictions alone don’t increase child mistreatment or foster care entry. Katie Massey Combs, a research associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science, and team recently published an op-ed on this oversimplification, advising that some researchers are trying to draw this connection. While there is no direct increase in foster care entry or child maltreatment

Distinguished Professor of Behavioral Science, Emeritus at CU Boulder and co-founder of the Institute of Behavioral Science, Richard Jessor, recently took part in a commemorative event honoring the end of World War II. Miami Beach’s New World Symphony performed two concerts in celebration of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) will host an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on January 28, 2025, to officially celebrate our new building name, the Richard Jessor Building. The event will also showcase current research from all 12 Institute programs and centers.  “We are all thrilled to welcome the CU Boulder community and

Election results are at the forefront today. Here to share the pre-election pulse of Colorado is Anand Sohkey, professor of political science at CU Boulder, IBS fellow and co-author of the ninth annual Colorado Political Climate Survey. Sohkey sat down with CU Boulder Today’s Daniel Strain ahead of Election Day to shed light on the survey

What influences a person’s decision to vote? And can we trust data from polling projections? Ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections, Jaroslav Tir, professor of political science at CU Boulder and IBS fellow, and Shane Singh, Joshua W. Jones professor of public and international affairs and director of graduate studies in International Affairs at the University of Georgia,

Jillian Turanovic, associate professor of sociology at CU Boulder and IBS faculty and fellow, recently wrote about the impact of Proposition KK for the Daily Camera. Ahead of the 2024 elections in Colorado, Jillian emphasized the need for tax dollars to be allocated to organizations that assist crime victims. Funding is critically low for these

Disinformation. It threatens public health systems during natural disasters, pandemics and other crises. It can be weaponized for war, as Russia has done with Ukraine. It brings new waves of conspiracy theories and gives fuel to anti-science movements. And perhaps most acutely, it undermines the very fabric of democracy.  Visiting IBS Scholar, Kacper Gradon, knows

The Wildfire Research (WiRē) Team will receive the Pathfinding Partnerships Award through the 2024 Governor’s Awards for High Impact Research on November 20. Institute of Behavioral Science Fellow and Associate Research Professor, Hannah Brenkert Smith, is a member of the team. Learn more about this prestigious award win and the WiRē Team’s impact on the community:

The Prevention Science Program out of the Institute of Behavioral Science at CU Boulder, along with the university’s Police Department, were awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice last month. The grant will expand their efforts to prevent hate crimes across the CU system. “I am thrilled to continue to partner