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A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how culture and local norms help small farming communities manage forests sustainably
The study reflects more than a decade of work by Associate Professor of Anthropology Sean Downey, with support from an NSF CAREER award, and finds that social norms in small-scale societies can…
Associate Professor Sean Downey Awarded Writing Fellowship at the Paris Institute for Advanced Study
Associate Professor Sean Downey (Department of Anthropology) has been selected as a Writing Resident at the [Paris Institute for Advanced Study (Paris IAS)] one of Europe's most prestigious…
A Story Written Below the Skull: Silver Fox Bones May Reveal Domestication's Deeper Reach
A study co-authored with Scott Maddux (University of North Texas Health Science Center), Robert Franciscus (University of Iowa), Anastasiya Kharlamova and Lyudmila Trut (Institute of Cytology and…
Nature Study Reveals the Structural Secret Behind Tooth Enamel's Strength
A team of scientists that includes four OSU anthropologists - Mackie O’Hara, Emma Lagan, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, and Scott McGraw - published a paper in the prestigious journal
