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Anthropology is the comparative, evolutionary and historical study of humankind. Our department takes an empirical approach to this study, and has special expertise in genetics, behavioral ecology, demography, hunter-gatherers, and evolutionary approaches to human behavior. Our regional expertise is strongest in Africa, Australia, New Guinea, the Middle East, and western North America. We have a small but influential faculty, three of whom (Harpending, Hawkes, O'Connell) are members of the National Academy of Sciences. Many faculty members do research that crosses disciplinary and sub-disciplinary lines, and we encourage students to do the same.
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The public is invited to an upcoming conference on The Evolution of Human Aggression: Lessons for Today's Conflicts, February 25-27, 2009. Click here for more information, and here if you would like to submit an abstract for a poster at the conference.
We are delighted to welcome Richard McElreath to our faculty. McElreath, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is a biocultural anthropologist with expertise and research interests in cultural evolution and cultural transmission, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary theory. He has done fieldwork in East Africa and the Faroe Islands.
We are delighted that Karen Ramey Burns will also be joining us as Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. Burns is a forensic anthropologist who has worked around the world to identify victims, document war crimes, and further the human-rights activitities of governments and NGOs.
The Major in Anthropology with Health Emphasis is now approved. It is a track for pre-med students and students interested in other health-related professional schools. Click on "health emphasis track" in the Undergraduate Study pull-down menu above for more information. For questions about the program, call Sandra McCarthy at 581-6251.
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