The study of culture, biology, and society of humans and their nearest biological relatives, past and present.
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Want to Succeed in an AI World? Study Anthropology, suggests a recent Wall Street Journal article
College students and workers alike are finding a new set of skills is needed for a rapidly changing workplace.
A computer-science degree is no longer a golden ticket. Stanford and MIT…
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Recently highlighted in the Fall 2026 issue of the Ohio State Alumni Magazine, education at Ohio State Marion extends far beyond traditional classroom walls. The entire campus…
Ohio State doctoral candidate Samantha Kirgesner earns prestigious Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship
Samantha Kirgesner, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at The Ohio State University, has received a highly competitive Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship(opens in new window),…
How did our ancestors move through the trees?
New research from The Ohio State University Department of Anthropology sheds new light on one of the biggest questions in human evolution: How did our earliest ancestors move through the…
