Quote of the Day: 7/25/2018 Nathaniel Dominy

"We're taking real tools from biology and applying them in a super serious way. I hope people find the humor in this," says the Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology. Read more about Quote of the Day: 7/25/2018 Nathaniel Dominy

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Prof. Dominy's new paper: "Dr. Seuss and the real Lorax"

The paper released on July 23, 2018, in the prestigious journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post among many other media outlets. Read more about Prof. Dominy's new paper: "Dr. Seuss and the real Lorax"

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Prof. Dominy and Dartmouth Alumni's Paper Published

The paper published in the ISME Journal stems from work by Jill Britton ’14, Katie Amato ’07, and Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology Nathaniel J. Dominy. Read more about Prof. Dominy and Dartmouth Alumni's Paper Published

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Quote of the Day - July 9, 2018 Jeremy DeSilva

“Every so often, we find a fragmentary piece of a kid’s mandible, or some teeth. But this discovery is just extraordinary.” Jeremy DeSilva quoted in The Atlantic article about his recently published study. Read more about Quote of the Day - July 9, 2018 Jeremy DeSilva

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Prof. DeSilva's study featured in National Geographic

The article titled, "Foot of 'World's Oldest Child' Shows How Our Ancestors Moved", features lead author Jeremy DeSilva's study published in Science Advances. Read more about Prof. DeSilva's study featured in National Geographic

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2017-18 Honor Theses

The honors project culminates in a substantial independent thesis supervised by a primary faculty advisor. The 2017-18 submissions had varied and interesting topics. Read more about 2017-18 Honor Theses

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"Virtual Office Hour"

Jeremy DeSilva, associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, and Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution, co-instructed a free online course on bipedalism. Read more about "Virtual Office Hour"

Bernard Perley, visiting lecturer

From article of Anthropology news.org "Lewis Henry Morgan" Going Native, May 23, 2018. Bernard Perley is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Read more about Bernard Perley, visiting lecturer

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