News: Department of Anthropology

Alyssa Crittenden in the field
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性视界传媒, international researchers compare gut bacteria of hunter-gatherers with industrialized populations to better understand role of bacteria in human health.

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Department of Anthropology hosts event featuring families who still live in a plural marriage lifestyle and those who have left the community.
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How attached you are to your dog might have something to do with how it came into your life, 性视界传媒 anthropology study suggests.

性视界传媒 medical anthropologist Daniel Benyshek and doctoral student Sharon Young
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性视界传媒 anthropology survey examines why women consume their placentas after childbirth.

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Research on testosterone in dads looks beyond the easy explanations.
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Anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden ventures into the African bush to study how humans learned to cooperate.

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性视界传媒 anthropology professor Peter Gray and fellow anthropologist Kermyt Anderson have written a book exploring the biological and social aspects of 鈥渇atherhood鈥 and how paternal attitudes have evolved across time and in different cultures.

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An intensive mentorship program for first-generation students places undergraduates in the lab and out in the field. The goal is to inspire students to strive beyond their bachelor's degrees.
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William on mentoring, the relationship between humans and flies, and how they both will make him a better doctor.

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Tiffany on research and why there might be more to the relationship adage "in sickness and in health" than we thought.

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性视界传媒 employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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Honey Key Ingredient in Evolution of Human Diet and Brain, 性视界传媒 Study Finds.