Evolutionary processes drive many health threats, from antimicrobial resistance to pandemics to ‘Anthropocene-related’ conditions such as obesity. Could evolution also inspire new ways to prevent and treat disease? Natterson-Horowitz et […]
A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda’s Kibale National Park for two decades has published a report in Science showing that females in […]
This summer, “Planet Hip Hop” took listeners around the world for a series of stories and conversations about hip-hop. From India to Korea, Ecuador to Senegal, we heard from rappers, […]
Led by Director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Dr. Stephen Acabado, the Ifugao Archaeological Project is an ongoing and impactful effort that has produced important findings about […]
The rankings system harnesses AI and data mining techniques to assess research programs at academic institutions. UCLA’s Anthropology Department has been ranked in the national top 10 in the 2023 […]
Professor Aomar Boum, alongside with Sarah A. Stein, released their article “Resilience Amidst the Ruins: Nfis Valley Endures After the Quake”. In the wake of the tragic, magnitude-6.8 Adassil earthquake […]
UCLA alumnus Alivia Brown is assembling anthropology-inspired YouTube videos, filling a rare niche. The alumnus said she started her channel in 2020, where she posts 10-minute educational videos regarding anthropology […]
Please join us in watching our Anthropology Commencement of 2023 with our Keynote Speaker Christopher “Are” Engelke. You can find more information about Anthropology’s Commencement at this link
Professor H. Samy Alim, an Anthropology Professor and David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, talks on NPR’s The World about his book Freedom Moves: […]
Ahlam Chemali, a Visiting Graduate Student Researcher for UCLA’s Department of Anthropology, recently published her Op-Ed in LA Times, titled “How the U.S. is repeating Europe’s failed migration policies”. An […]
