What does it mean to be human? Anthropology examines this question in social scientific, biocultural, and humanistic terms. By studying how people adapt to environments, create complex cultural systems, and weather political-economic transitions in the past and present, we holistically explore the human condition.
"Instead of vilifying the racial minority or immigrant, as has Trumpism, populism should target the political-economic system that has benefited few people at the expense of all of us," write Profs. Kivland and Mladek, associate professor of German studies and comparative literature.
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Dr. Amanda Tan has been awarded the American Society of Primatologists Deb Moore Award for Early Career Primatologists. It honors "exceptional researchers who demonstrate passion and dedication for extending knowledge through original research of primates in their natural environment."
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"The pattern for interaction between white people and the Inuit in those early days was pretty disdainful," says the visiting professor of anthropology in a "Washington Post" story about Charles Francis Hall, an unlikely adventurer.
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Upright walking is a hallmark of being human. Enroll in the MOOC and explore how this unusual form of locomotion evolved with Assoc. Prof. Jeremy DeSilva. Class begins September 26th!
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Prof. Zaneta Thayer's research indicates that stress early in life may predispose adults to chronic disease.
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Prof. Sienna Craig and 26 other professors contributed a chapter in a new book of essays edited by Prof. Dan Rockmore.
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The Richard D. Lombard '53 Public Service and the Paul L. '83 and Neil McGorrian Fellowships will allow Speers to complete a global health and emergency response fellowship after graduation.
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"The question should not be why did I get breast cancer, but why are we getting it," says the assistant professor of anthropology in an opinion piece on The Conversation.
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Based on research conducted during an independent study funded by the Claire Garber Goodman Fund, Terence Hughes '17 presents his ethnographic findings on the staff perspective of Dartmouth in an op-ed piece in The Dartmouth.
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During a recent trip to South Africa, Prof. Jeremy DeSilva was once again part of a fossil discovery that is shaping scientists’ understanding of human evolution.
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