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Like the rest of the nation and world, we are devastated to learn of the loss of 19 children and two teachers to school violence at Robb Elementary in Uvalde,… Continue reading Preventing School Violence

The Social Justice Speaker Series hosted by the Prevention Science Program recently discussed the mass shooting at King Soopers and the pressing issues of gun violence and social justice. This consisted… Continue reading Social Justice Speaker Series Discusses Gun Violence and Social Action

It’s impossible to communicate the depth of sorrow and anger over the events at the Table Mesa King Soopers in Boulder on Monday March 22, 2021. Our hearts go out… Continue reading IBS Response to the King Soopers Shooting on 3/22/21

Sabrina Arredondo Mattson, Beverly Kingston, and Erin Kelly from the Center for Study and Prevention of Violence and Jani Little from the Rocky Mountain Research Data Center were recently awarded… Continue reading Sabrina Arredondo Mattson and Team from CSPV Receive $2 Million Grant

Just today, The Denver Post came out with an article written by David Pyrooz, from the Population Program, CU Population Center, and Prevention Science Program, and his fellow researchers. David's… Continue reading Pyrooz Comments on the Rise in Homicides in Denver during 2020

David Pyrooz, from CUPC, the Population Program, and the Prevention Science Program just received the 2021 Boulder Faculty Excellence Award in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work. This award recognizes Pyrooz… Continue reading Pyrooz Receives a 2021 Boulder Faculty Excellence Award!

Two new articles from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Research Report highlights the work of two IBS researchers. The first article focuses on research conducted by Lori Hunter, Director of… Continue reading Lori Hunter and Allison Atteberry’s Research Featured on CU’s Research Report

We are delighted to announce the renaming of the Program on Problem Behavior and Positive Youth Development at the Institute of Behavioral Science at CU Boulder to (more simply) the Prevention Science Program.… Continue reading PBPYD Program Renamed the Prevention Science Program

Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) and CU Population Center (CUPC) had a record number of responses for their calls for proposals for Research Development Awards/Seed Grants!  We had a total of… Continue reading IBS and CUPC Research Development Awards

Dave Bechhoefer and Angelia Baker from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence's (CSPV) Youth Violence Prevention Center-Denver (YVPC-D) have been working with community members in the Montbello and Park Hill… Continue reading CSPV’s Youth Violence Prevention Center-Denver (YVPC-D) on Fox News

David Pyrooz and Scott Decker's book Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons was awarded the Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). David Pyrooz is an Associate Professor… Continue reading Pyrooz is Awarded the Outstanding Book Award by the ACSJ

On September 17th the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) and Colorado Department of Education (CDE) released a report showing nearly 50,500 students took at least one dual enrollment course… Continue reading Increased Participation in Colorado’s CE Programs Shows Benefits for Students

A study published on June 8, 2020 in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics has shown that early childhood intervention programs can create positive long-lasting effects for… Continue reading Early Childhood Intervention Programs May Continue to Benefit Next Generations

IBS Graduate Student Caitlin McShane (GEOG, advisor Stefan Leyk) was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and another IBS Graduate Student, Erica Jackson (SOCY, David Pyrooz), received an Honorable Mention. A total of… Continue reading GRFP Awardee Caitlin McShane and Honorable Mention Erica Jackson

David Pryooz (IBS, SOCY) and his research colleague Scott Decker (ASU) published an article available via The Conversation on their research with gang members behind bars.  Read the full article… Continue reading David Pyrooz – Article in “The Conversation”