Baylor Anthropology

Impaired Intestinal Function Among Indigenous Shuar Children of Amazonian Ecuador: Evidence From Lactulose:Mannitol Tests of Absorption and Permeability Objectives Intestinal function is an important but often overlooked aspect of human biological variation, with the intestines serving as both a barrier against external pathogens/contaminants and th...

New research lead by @marcela-pfaff-nash.bsky.social shows children living in low-resource, rural settings experience intestinal challenges that can persist well beyond early childhood, highlighting the role of globally varying intestinal function for childhood health and development.

The “I” in egalitarianism: Hadza hunter-gatherers averse to inequality primarily when personally unfavorable Abstract. Many economists contend that humans have strong, universal, other-regarding equality preferences with deep evolutionary roots. Indeed, many hunte

📢 New Paper 🚨

Hadza food-sharing is egalitarian, yet offers in giving games have never matched the equitable redistribution seen in real life.

In this study, we allowed people to give *or* take. Lifelike equitable distributions only appeared when people took from peers in surplus.

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Oxidative Stress and Its Relationship With Market Integration and Pathogen Exposure Among Indigenous Shuar Children of Amazonian Ecuador Objectives Oxidative stress (OS) plays a key role in human aging and lifelong health. Problematically, little attention has been given to OS during childhood or outside of wealthy, industrialized po...

New paper lead by @annasamsonov.bsky.social.
The first direct assessment of how childhood oxidative stress relates to market integration. Among the Ecuadorian Shuar, key predictors of childhood OS included running water, household size, and pathogen exposure.

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Join us on Feb 4th for the Anthropology Hosts: Climate Change event, where our presenters from universities across Texas will discuss interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the nature, impacts, and forecasts for climate change past and present.

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Got something to say about human counter dominance and the mechanics of egalirianism? Five days left to submit a commentary proposal on our new article.

Full instructions here:

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Favorite article on how evolution and culture (sociocultural, not CET) aren't at odds with each other. Go!

Baylor researchers take R1 research into local schools to inspire the next generation The research being done at Baylor impacts lives on multiple levels. There are the people who benefit directly from the research itself -- the people served by improved water quality, or mental health ...

For National STEM day, Baylor's educator's have been taking their research into high school, middle school and elementary school classrooms across the county!

Here's our very own Sam Urlacher who led students at Mart Elementary School, measuring human energetics.

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CALLING ANTHROPOLOGY PHD APPLICANTS! Interested integrative approaches to #health and #humanbehavior? Our #PhD program might be for you! State-of-the-art facilities. #Global perspective. Full funding. Competitive stipend. Application Jan 5th!

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Interested in doing a PhD with Baylor Anthropology?

Here's our final staff showcase. See the attached info sheets for Drs. Flinn, Ferraro, Muehlenbein and Cook!

Any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Interested in doing a PhD with Baylor Anthropology?

Another day another staff showcase. Here are info sheets for Dr. Ulracher, Dr. Alexander, and Dr. Binetti.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Interested in doing a PhD with Baylor Anthropology? This week we’ll be showcasing our faculty starting with John, Julie and Duncan (That’s me!).

We’ve prepared info sheets with contact info and research specialisms. Any further questions, please drop us an email.

CALLING ANTHROPOLOGY PHD APPLICANTS! Interested integrative approaches to #health and #humanbehavior? Our #PhD program might be for you! State-of-the-art facilities. #Global perspective. Full funding. Competitive stipend. Application Jan 5th!

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Validation of an Enzyme‐Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Measuring Leptin, a Key Metabolic Hormone, in Dried Blood Spot Samples Objectives Leptin is an established biomarker of appetite regulation and energy status. Problematically, heavy reliance on invasive venipuncture sampling has limited leptin research with diverse hum...

New paper from Baylor Grad Student Lizzy Kim validating the measurement of appetite-regulating hormone, leptin, in dried blood spots.

This minimally invasive approach offers a reliable, cost-friendly tool for studying metabolic health across the world.

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📣 New BBS preprint out now! 📣

"Models casting egalitarian societies as crucibles of equality perpetuate the factually uninformed notion that foragers are somehow more noble. Critiques portray egalitarianism as romantic fantasy. Neither characterization is wholly justified."

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#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth is here!

First recognized by President Bush in 1990, the month honors the vibrant histories, cultures & contributions of Native American & Indigenous peoples.

Here are some of the ways Baylor is celebrating: bit.ly/4osV1ae

Great to catch up with some of our grads at homecoming this Friday and to hear about all the wonderful things they've been doing. Well done again to Lori Baker who received our first ever Baylor Anthropology Alumni Award. Look forward to seeing you all at the next one!

Homecoming is coming, so please join us at 4.30pm on October the 31st in the 3rd floor of the Marrs McLean Building to celebrate the Department of Anthropology's Alumni Award. Congratulations to Dr. Lori Baker, our first ever awardee.

We're pleased and proud to congratulate Baylor Ph.D. candidate Marcela Pfaff Nash, who is the recipient of a Graduate Women in NSF Fellowship and an NSF DDRIG, for her research on how changing ecological & economic conditions affect children’s energy absorption among the Ecuadorian Shuar.

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91 Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

Rest in Peace abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...

Humongous congratulations to not one, not two, but THREE of our grad students — Anna Samsonov, Lizzy Kim, and Teddy Thum — for securing competitive Doctoral Dissertation Research awards from the NSF Biological Anthropology.

We are lucky to have such exceptional grads.

Baylor Leaps to No. 4 in U.S. News Rankings for First-Year Experiences, Stays in Top 10 for Learning Communities Baylor cements its status as a Top 50 private university, Top 100 national university

Baylor in today's new U.S. News rankings:

🇺🇸 Top-100 national university
🏛️ Top-50 private university
🎓 No. 1 in the Big 12
🤠 No. 4 in Texas
💚 Top 5 for First-Year Experience
🍎 Top 10 for Learning Communities

#SicEm

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Rare Intact Etruscan Tomb in Italy Discovered by International Baylor-led Archaeological Research Team

Led Baylor's by Dr Davide Zori, the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project team has made international headlines with their extraordinary discovery of a fully intact Etruscan tomb containing more than 100 remarkably preserved grave goods.
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Many congratulations to Baylor's own Julie Hoggarth who has been named a fellow of the AAS for major research contributions improving our understanding of the linkages among demography, climate, environmental change, and Maya history.

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