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Alumna, Dawa Lokyitsang (PhD Anthropology, 2023) awarded a year-long postdoctoral fellowship at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands. This fellowship is designed for outstanding researchers

Jennifer Leichliter (PhD Anthropology, 2018), a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, latest research, "Australopithecus at Sterkfontein did not consume substantial mammalian meat," was just published in Science! 

McGranahan, Carole. “I Was Wrong �������� Theory.” American Ethnologist, vol. 52, 2025, pp. 68–72. Theory occupies a central, if curious place in contemporary anthropology. It is needed and valuable, enabling the articulation and

Professor Matt Sponheimer reflects in A&S Magazine on the enduring significance of "Lucy," the 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Ethiopia. Half a century after her discovery, Lucy continues to be a pivotal

Santillán, Aimée, and Chilton Tippin. (2024). Making Migrant Death Data Count: Recommendations for Addressing An Alarming Trend in Preventable Migrant Deaths in the El Paso Sector. Hope Border Institute. The report draws from

Professor Fernando Villanea featured on the Leakey Foundation podcast - Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2024. 2024 was another amazing year in human origins research. In this episode, three Leakey Foundation grantees (and one podcast host)

Edmiston, P. (2024). A Historic FDA Clearance: Open Source Software and the Making of Tidepool Loop. In: Fishman, S. (eds) Advances in Diabetes Technology. Contemporary Endocrinology. Springer, Cham.Abstract Tidepool Loop is the

Michelle Sauther and Jack Dalton (Biological Anthropology, PhD Candidate) are co-editors of a new Special Issue of the International Journal of Primatology: What They Do In the Shadows; New Perspectives on Africa's Nocturnal Bushbabies.  The

We wrapped up the year in festive style at our End-of-Year Celebration, where creativity and cheer took center stage as we built and decorated gingerbread houses. A big thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and made this event so special.

Skye Barger (Biological Anthropology, PhD Candidate) has successfully defended her prospectus, "Neanderthal Cold Adaptation: Genetic and Ecological Niche Perspectives" and advances to candidacy.  Her  committee members were Matt Sponheimer