News: Department of Anthropology

Brian Villmoare holds a replica of the Ledi-Geraru jawbone
Campus News |

UNLV anthropologist and international research team find African fossil, publish findings in March 4 issue of "Science."

Neon sign of the Downtown Container Park
Business and Community |

Meet six UNLV graduates who are reshaping Las Vegas' urban core.

A photo collage of a woman on the left and a man on the right
Research |

Doctoral student to research human skeletal remains in Turkey; graduating senior will teach English in Germany.

Alyssa Crittenden in the field
Research |

UNLV, international researchers compare gut bacteria of hunter-gatherers with industrialized populations to better understand role of bacteria in human health.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
People |
Department of Anthropology hosts event featuring families who still live in a plural marriage lifestyle and those who have left the community.
Couple walking their dogs
Research |

How attached you are to your dog might have something to do with how it came into your life, UNLV anthropology study suggests.

UNLV medical anthropologist Daniel Benyshek and doctoral student Sharon Young
Research |

UNLV anthropology survey examines why women consume their placentas after childbirth.

UNLV signage and yellow trees
Research |
Research on testosterone in dads looks beyond the easy explanations.
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People |

Anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden ventures into the African bush to study how humans learned to cooperate.

Portrait of Peter Gray
Research |

UNLV anthropology professor Peter Gray and fellow anthropologist Kermyt Anderson have written a book exploring the biological and social aspects of “fatherhood” and how paternal attitudes have evolved across time and in different cultures.

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Research |
An intensive mentorship program for first-generation students places undergraduates in the lab and out in the field. The goal is to inspire students to strive beyond their bachelor's degrees.
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Research |

William on mentoring, the relationship between humans and flies, and how they both will make him a better doctor.