Praxis Labs
Praxis Labs are year-long courses led by two faculty members and guided by up to 14 students from varying disciplines to seek a community-based and actionable project as a solution to a pressing societal issue. Students commit to 3 credits in the fall and spring semesters when enrolling in a lab.
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Innovation
Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary
Campus
Community
Current Praxis Labs

Energy & Environment
Policy & Social Justice
America’s Inland Sea: Impacts of a Shrinking Great Salt Lake
Dr. Kevin Perry
Molly Blakowski
The New York Times characterized the Great Salt Lake as an “environmental nuclear bomb,” but is that an accurate description of the lake and its challenges?
More Info2024-2025

Health & Society
Policy & Social Justice
Equity, Culture, and Preventive Health
Paul Estabrooks
Isabel Teresa Molina-Avella
How can community and cultural assets disrupt systemic health inequity?
More Info2024-2025
Future Praxis Labs

Health & Society
Policy & Social Justice
Overworked, Underpaid, and Burned Out: How Work Sustains Health Inequities
Emily Ahonen
Camie Schafer
More Info2025-2026

Health & Society
Policy & Social Justice
Psychedelics & Mental Health
Tomas Melicher
Amanda Stoeckel
More Info2025-2026

Energy & Environment
Health & Society
Policy & Social Justice
Environmental Exposure & Health: Analyzing Estimates through Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Mendoza
Simon Brewer
More Info2025-2026

Questions? Contact:
Dominic Pecoraro (He/Him)
Associate Director, Special Programs
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