Department of Anthropology News
Anthropology focuses on the spectrum of the human experience from the past to the present. With a comprehensive and well-integrated curriculum, the Department of Anthropology teaches and trains students in a way that balances methodological and theoretical approaches in anthropology. Our courses and research programs are relevant on local and global scales, and we provide students with an insightful understanding of our shared humanity and diversity human cultures around the world.
Current Anthropology News
New UNLV-led study models thousands of generations to find out why animals – including humans – evolved to prefer short-term gains over more fruitful long-term benefits.
A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.
The College of Science Alumnus of the Year has taken a learning-by-doing approach as a professor and now dean at the College of Southern Nevada.
Though she didn't become a marine biologist, the Graduate College Alumna of the Year charted a course that now supports researchers.
News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.
President Keith E. Whitfield continues decades-long commencement tradition, honoring 10 students who embody the academic, research, and community tenacity of the graduating class.
Anthropology In The News
After four years of slow, careful and diligent work, the archaeological dig at Plaza Viejo on Wisconsin Street in Belen — the site of the original Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church — finished in the summer of 2023. The primary goal of the team, led by co-primary investigators Dr. Pamela K. Stone and Dr. Debra Martin, a professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was to locate as much of the old church as possible.
Valentine’s Day is nigh upon us. Soon there will be floods of flowers, chunks of chocolate, crowds of cards and maybe even substantial smooching. And what’s up with all of this kissing? Do all societies practice lip-latching? Do other animals kiss? Who was the first person who thought saliva swapping was a good idea?
We do it sitting in a tree, under the mistletoe, at midnight to ring in the new year. In fairytales, the act transforms frogs into princes and awakens heroines from enchanted slumber. We make up with it, seal with it, and – in Romeo Montague’s case at least – die with it.
Las Vegas is one of the top international destinations in the world these days. A city full of diversity, but its roots come from Hispanic influence.
Las Vegas is one of the top international destinations in the world these days. A city full of diversity, but its roots come from Hispanic influence.
Science has a history of exploitation and extraction. Microbiologists have the chance to take a different approach.
Anthropology Experts
