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Polynesian island Anuta at dawn in 2013.

IN A FLASH - FLASHBACK: Views from Anuta, Solomon Islands

Professor Emeritus Richard Feinberg shared images from his research expeditions to the Polynesian island of Anuta.

Tags: Global Presence , Global Reach , Department of Anthropology , anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Research & Science

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Sierra Duncan standing inside in Massillon, Ohio.

Thesis Student Partners with the Cleveland Zoo

Sierra Duncan has been passionate about conservation since she first began volunteering at the Akron Zoo when she was fifteen years old. Now, a junior Honors College student with double-majors in psychology and environmental studies, as well as double-minors in anthropology and park management, Sier鈥

Tags: Psychology , anthropology , Environmental Science & Design , Senior Honors Thesis/Project

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Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans.

Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution

Biological anthropology researchers in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla鈥

Tags: College of the Arts and Sciences , anthropology , brain health , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Success Story

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Kent State鈥檚 Owen Lovejoy Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

C. Owen Lovejoy, Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies at Kent State University, has a long list of achievements and accolades for his contributions to science and to the university. He is adding another prestigious honor to his record. Lovejoy was announced today as a newly elected鈥

Tags: anthropology , American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Kent State鈥檚 Owen Lovejoy and Two Graduates to Be Featured in New PBS Series

A new PBS series called 鈥淵our Inner Fish鈥 includes interviews with anthropology experts from Kent State University. C. Owen Lovejoy, Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies at Kent State, as well as two Ph.D. graduates from Kent State鈥檚 School of Biomedical Sciences in the Biological A鈥

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Anthropology students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Anthropology students Samuel Plent, Allison Moats (second year member), Emily Brahler, and Emily Munger participated in the 2014 Phi Beta Kappa induction. Also inducted but not pictured here was Sarah Nock. Congratulations!

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College of Arts & Sciences

Anthropology Grad Students Present Research at 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium

Graduate student Amy Dupper won an award for outstanding poster presentation at Kent State's 2013 Graduate Research Symposium. Congratulations to Amy! Anthropology graduate students presented their research at the 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium. Pictured from left to right are Amy鈥

Tags: Kent , Kent State , Kent State University , anthropology , Department of Anthropology , Research , Symposium , Amy Dupper , Aidan Ruth , Mitch Sumner , Gina Cherundolo , Sara Hoffhaus

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