Five Arizona State University faculty members have been named President’s Professors, an honor that recognizes faculty who have made substantial contributions to undergraduate education.
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2018
November
November 5, 2018
There is a problem with the set of tools social scientists use to study human behavior.
October
October 23, 2018
Imagine a renaissance city where revolutionary ideas in urban planning, politics, economy, ecology and the arts all arose at the same time, creating a high standard of living that was largely equit
October 19, 2018
Most archaeological fieldwork in the U.S. is federally mandated for historic preservation.
October 16, 2018
In the Maya city of Copán lies a crypt holding the remains of 16 jaguars and pumas.
October 10, 2018
Why and when did humans begin to rely on culturally transmitted information? Does culture allow humans to adapt to a wide range of ecological habitats?
October 8, 2018
Understanding the relationship between Earth history and human evolution is an enduring challenge of broad scientific and public interest.
October 3, 2018
Amy Jacobson, an Arizona State University alumna and evolutionary anthropologist, is taking to the big screen this month in a feature film about climate change, energy and the future of humanity na
September
September 19, 2018
Think about where you are right now. Your office chair, your living room couch, your spot of shady sidewalk. The land under your feet has a story to tell.
September 5, 2018
There are scores of saccharine quotes about friendship floating around — “Friends are the relatives we choose,” for example. (Really, the only one that resonates is “Friends help you move.
August
August 24, 2018
The bonds between Arizona State University and its partners in Mexico over the past few years are producing large-scale research that will help millions of people as well as small projects to assis
August 3, 2018
Born in Tucson, Arizona, but raised in the East Valley, Holly Celaya grew up a dedicated University of Arizona fan.
August 2, 2018
The last few weeks of summer are a prime time to hit the road and enjoy the wilderness, whether it’s hiking, biking, rafting or camping.
August 1, 2018
Since Darwin first laid out the basic principles of evolution by means of natural selection, the role of competition for food as a driving force in shaping and shifting a species’ biology to outcom
August 1, 2018
In the Iron Age stone tower of Cairns Broch in Orkney, Scotland, archaeologists found a 2000-year-old wooden bowl, along with 20 perfectly preserved strands of human hair.
July
July 16, 2018
How did small, isolated groups of ancient humans come to form complex societies?
July 13, 2018
According to a recent study, highlighted by Melissa Healy for the Los Angeles Times, g
July 13, 2018
A new study on ancient cultures in Peru has found the most effective growth strategy for leaders of some early city-states was
July 13, 2018
Scientists were astounded to discover white-faced capuchins using stone tools to crack open nuts and shellfish on a Panamanian island.
June
June 21, 2018
An international team of researchers, including Alejandra Ortiz, a postdoctoral researcher with Arizona State University
June 11, 2018
It’s a disclaimer that echoes passionately through the lecture halls of every beginning archaeology course: It’s not like the Indiana Jones movies!
June 7, 2018
Keith Kintigh has seen the future of archaeology — and it’s not what you might expect.
June 7, 2018
More than one-third of American adults and roughly 17 percent of children in the U.S.
May
May 16, 2018
The California clapper rail is a chicken-sized bird with slender legs, brown feathers and a long beak. It makes its home in the salt marshes of the San Francisco Bay.
