Congratulations to Daniel Fessler and Colin Holbrook on the front-page coverage of their research in the LA Times!Professor of Anthropology Daniel Fessler and co-author Colin Holbrook, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Behavior, Evolution and Culture, found that walking in sync may make men feel more formidable against a potential foe, and they suggest that doing so could play a role in […]
Professor Yunxiang Yan explains changing moral systems and ideas about responsibilities toward family and strangers in China. Read and listen to the story at NPR.org.
Professor of Anthropology Daniel Fessler and co-author Colin Holbrook, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Behavior, Evolution and Culture, found that walking in sync may make men feel more formidable against a potential foe, and they suggest that doing so could play a role in excessive use of force by police. Their work has […]
Dr. Acabado shared the news from Ifugao, his research site in the Phillipines, at a recent colloquim sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Read more here.
Anthropology postdoctoral scholar Colin Holbrook was one of nine UCLA post-docs honored at the 2014 Postdoctoral Scholars Reception for their important contributions to the university’s interrelated missions of research, teaching, and public service. Of the approximately 1,167 registered UCLA postdoctoral scholars, 28 were nominated for the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research. The nominees represent virtually every discipline at UCLA, from the […]
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Professor and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Charles Stanish and his team’s findings concerning ancient rock lines in Peru, which predate the famous lines created by the Nazca people, are profiled in the Christian Science Monitor. Read more here. The paper can be read at pnas.org.
The book, How to Accept German Reparations, by Professor of Anthropology Susan Slyomovics is a volume in the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights series. It is published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
A special volume of the journal Ethos exploring the topic of “Moral Experience” co-edited by Associate Professor Jason Throop has just been published. Click here to see the digital version.
Professor Akhil Gupta has been awarded the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize for 2014 for his book, Red Tape: Bureaucracy, Structural Violence, and Poverty in India. The award will be presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Asian Studies on March 28. The award recognizes distinguished scholarship in South Asian studies that “either promises to define […]
