Margaret Crofoot, a UC Davis anthropologist studying group decision-making in primates, has been awarded a 2016 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
UC Davis anthropologist Alexander Harcourt sums up the latest research on early human migration around the planet, saying that Homo sapiens left Africa earlier than previously thought and our diverse cultures have been heavily influenced by geography.
Matthew Nesvet, who is pursuing a doctorate in anthropology at UC Davis, studies organized crime and has been researching a syndicate that plunders gold mines in South Africa. But recently his attention has been on a controversial art show he organized in Johannesburg.
UC Davis has launched a Feminist Research Institute (FRI) to examine how sex, gender, race and other social structures shape the production of scientific knowledge.
UC Davis anthropology professor Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and students in her spring 2015 Anthropology 103H class write about the dam's ramifications for local communities.
The Gibe III dam sits on the Omo River, 300km southwest of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. A designated UNESCO World Heritage site, the Lower Omo Valley is home to five national parks and over 200,000 people. Scholars predict that the dam and its associated plantations will have catastrophic effects for these citizens.
A UC Davis study of polygyny in Tanzania finds that the practice of sharing a husband may, in some circumstances, lead to greater health and wealth for women and their children.
Faculty in the UC Davis anthropology, pscyhology and economics departments recently earned recognition from their peers throughout California and around the world for trail-blazing research on primate-predator interactions, close relationships among people, and the historic links between credit growth and financial crises.
Robert “Bob” Owens (B.A., anthropology, ’69) has written two novels, Pointman and Pointman II. The first book was inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War and the Cambodian invasion, where he received the Combat Medical Badge, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals. The second novel deals with war and the effects of PTSD on veterans and their families. Both books are available on Amazon. Owens worked as a teacher and schools administrator, serving as the Lassen County schools superintendent for nine years.
A new study by UC Davis researchers reveals that animals living in complex, stratified societies make some decisions democratically. It also breaks ground in how animal behavior data is collected.
The popularly held sexual stereotype concludes that men want as many partners as possible, and women want stability and commitment. But what men and women want from relationships also depends heavily on the supply of potential partners, according to a UC Davis study.
