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Female counterstrategies to infanticide in lactating gelada females: adaptive, but not cost-free

Dr. Amy Lu, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Stony Brook University This talk will be presented via Zoom. Female counterstrategies to infanticide in lactating gelada females: adaptive, but not cost-free Abstract: Adverse socioecological conditions can have pervasive effects on health and fitness. For mothers, adverse conditions can trigger cost-cutting strategies that limit investment in reproduction. […]

Human Uniqueness and the study of interdependence in Samal “sea nomads” of the Philippines

Dr. Kim Hill, Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University This talk will be presented via Zoom. Human Uniqueness and the study of interdependence in Samal “sea nomads” of the Philippines.  Abstract:  Humans are an extreme outlier species by many objective measures. How did we get to be so different from […]

Cultural rescue: avoiding extinction with gene-culture coevolution

Dr. Laurel Fogarty, Senior Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology This talk will be presented via Zoom. Cultural rescue: avoiding extinction with gene-culture coevolution.  Abstract: It is often suggested that the adaptability and success of human populations is a direct result of our sophisticated cultural abilities. Previously, we have suggested that in cases where […]

Skill acquisition and life history: towards a better understanding of cognitive evolution

Dr. Caroline Schuppli, Max Planck Research Group leader, MPI for Animal Behavior This talk will be presented via Zoom.  Skill acquisition and life history: towards a better understanding of cognitive evolution Abstract: Cognitive capacity gets selected for via skills and abilities which provide individuals with fitness benefits. However, strikingly, the larger brained a species is, the more incompetent its infants are […]

Culture, Power, and Social Change – Living and Dying in Transit: Violence, Space and Gender in the North African-Mediterranean Frontier

Haines 352

Living and Dying in Transit: Violence, Space and Gender in the North African-Mediterranean Frontier Tunisia is caught between a rock and a hard place. Located along the central Mediterranean migration route connecting Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. Tunisia has recently become the main country of departure towards Italy, placing it at the centre of EU migration […]

Professor Smith: “Nature Always Wins”

UCLA Kerckhoff Art Gallery

Nature is active in conquering us not only through the occasional earthquake or flood, but in the subtleties of vegetation that turn every settlement into an ongoing archaeological site. What do we see when we look down? Grass growing in the cracks of freeway pavements, and plants taking root in the little crevices of buildings […]

Hostile Terrain 94: The Undocumented Migration Project

The Undocumented Migration Project: Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit on Thursday, May 25, 4-6 pm at The Fowler courtyard. Please join us to honor the lives of migrants who have lost their lives crossing the Sonoran desert, featuring live music, food, community, and a chance to participate in the installation. There will be a roundtable discussion […]

UCLA Department of Anthropology: Open House

Haines 352

UCLA Department of Anthropology invites you to a Open House, this Wednesday 9/27/2023, at 10am. The open house will be conduced in Haines Hall, Room 352.

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz – The 600-million-year history of human affective disorder

Haines 352

Fifty years ago this October, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three animal behaviorists based on the belief that the emerging field of ethology could transform our understanding of human biobehavioral health. Unfortunately, the promise was not realized within the lifetimes of the scientists themselves. In the decades that followed, advances in biological […]

Caleb Finch – The Gero-Exposome, a life history approach to diversity of human longevity

Haines 352

From egg to exit, human life history is determined by environmental interactions with our genome (GxE). The Gero-Exposome provides a framework for analyzing GxE interactions with life style, biomes, and systemic factors. Lifespans difference of 15 years across the socio-economic status (SES) have corresponding differences in the onset of cardiovascular disease and dementia. Moreover, SES […]

Jason de León: Soldiers and Kings

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, United States

Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet the real lives and work of smugglers--or coyotes, or guides, as they are often known by the migrants who hire […]