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| WWU primatologist spearheaded campaign to nominate Jane Goodall for Nobel Peace Prize | When revered conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Dr. Myron Shekelle wasn’t surprised — she was 91, after all — but he was disappointed that someone many considered the “global face of global peace” had never received the Nobel Peace Prize. … |
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| Anything but Basic: The push to reduce spending on foundational research is shortsighted, Tesla A. Monson and Marianne F. Brasil write | As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are left worrying whether their grants will be attacked and their projects terminated. Alongside… |
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| Scientists May Have Figured Out Why Real-Life ‘Hobbits’ Were So Small | Homo floresiensis differed from Homo sapiens in other ways, as well. They had prominent brow ridges and barely any chin, as opposed to the larger skull, smaller brow ridges, and visible chin of our species. Their hips and shoulders were also much wider, and not unlike the… |
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| Abroad: Western anthropology students travel to Portugal to learn about museum studies | |||
| Whatcom County’s first full-time archaeologist protects cultural resources, cuts costs | Osiensky, once a consultant for the county, has more than 14 years of archaeological experience in the Salish Sea region. She earned a master’s in anthropology from Western Washington University, which culminated in a thesis on sourcing for fine-grained volcanic artifacts… |
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| Anthropology’s Sean Bruna testifies before the U.S. Senate on the harm of recent terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services | |||
| Anthro grad student Jewel Curtis digging into the relationship between bone density and drug use | |||
| WWU to host screening and panel discussion of 'The Last Reefnetters' on May 8 | |||
| WWU professor publishes study on the genetics and evolution of the human pelvis in Science | |||
| Science in Action | Features of the research of Anthropology's Marianne Brasil |