Department of Anthropology
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Anthropology Professor and Forensic Artist Honored for Her Work in Identifying Missing 4-Year-Old Child in Cleveland
Strength, tenacity, courage and unrelenting persistence. March is Women’s History Month, and all across our country, we are honoring women who have shaped America’s history by working together and showing their strength, tenacity and courage to not only overcome great obstacles, but also a…
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NSF Grant Funds Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Anthropology Professor’s Study of Primate Evolution
Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization. …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Research Group Publishes Analysis of Primate Brains in Top Science Journal
How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It’s one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution. Researchers in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor Emerita Elected as 2017 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…
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Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Highest Honor
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President’s Medal is the highest honor conferred by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥â€¦
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President’s Medal Recipient
Educator, pioneering scientist and visionary Owen Lovejoy receives the highest Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University honor.
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyot…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree from the Department of A…
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