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Irving K. Zola Emerging Scholar Award


Dr. Lezlie Frye has won the 2020 Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies for her paper Cripping the “Crack Baby” Epidemic: A Feminist Genealogy.

Student voices leading to structural change


Learn how an open dialogue helped create the U’s School for Cultural and Social Transformation.

Transformative Perspectives: Sierra & Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima


This fall, two of our Transformers got together to zoom-interview each other about their experiences as academics in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation.

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Utah Women’s Mural


Dean Stockton can be seen in a new SLC mural by Jann Haworth that honors inspirational Utah women for the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification.

Mapping gender-based violence


A group of nine University of Utah researchers hopes to increase public recognition of gender-based violence (GBV) through the Gender-based Violence Consortium.

2020 Awardees


Throughout the year, our Transform team claimed various awards both on campus and on a national level. Read on to see just a few of the reasons why we are so proud of our team!

Meet the 2020 Awardees

Angela L. Robinson


Get to know our inaugural Pasifika Post-Doctoral Fellow Angela L. Robinson! During her two-year appointment, she will work on developing her scholarship and participate in community dialogs, student mentorship and overall shaping for the growth of the PI Studies Initiative.

Meet Angela Robinson

Transform Professor featured on Netflix


"Explained," a Netflix-and-Vox-produced series, features Professor Lisa Diamond in an episode entitled "The Female Orgasm".

New associate vice president for faculty


U of U Senior VP Dan Reed announced that Professor Sarah Projansky has accepted an offer to serve as associate vice president for faculty.

Criticizing the “Born This Way” Argument


Are people really born gay? At the latest TEDx Salt Lake City, Lisa Diamond - professor of psychology and gender studies - deconstructs the "born this way" argument and shows why it doesn't advance LGBTQ+ equality.

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