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When the remains of a murdered woman were found and authorities could not identify her, forensic artist Dr. Linda Spurlock was called in to create a forensic sketch of the woman's face. Dr. Spurlock's sketch led to the…
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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.
The Department of Anthropology has partnered with KSU’s Giving Tuesday campaign to raise money to support graduate student research internships with our partner institution in Japan (The Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University) …
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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…
Dr. Metin Eren was featured in the November 2017 issue of Discover Magazine.
recent was selected as one…
A video created by the National Science Foundation (NSF) features a publication by Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues that reported on the presence of Alzheimer's disease pathology in the chimpanzee brain.
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…
This just out- Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues just published a major paper that reports on the presence of
Dr. Tremie Gregory received her Ph.D. from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's School of Biomedical Sciences Biological Anthropology Program in 2011. Since then, she has been working as a conservation biologist for the