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Tsimane Bolivian Flood Relief Fund

Recent severe flooding in Bolivia has left hundreds displaced, including the indigenous Tsimane. A group of researchers and doctors working with them have set up an independent fund to help them. See full article for link to external fundraising site.

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The Evolutionary Benefit of Human Personality Traits

UCSB Anthropologist's findings appear online in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.


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Gurven & Trumble awarded NSF grant to study Bolivian flood responses

"RAPID: Surviving the Flood: Vulnerability, Risk Management, and Resilience after a Natural Disaster"


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Graduate Student Dana Bardolph awarded Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Exploring changes in plant foodways and agricultural production that corresponded with the rise of the Moche state (A.D. 1-300), Peru


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Associate Professor Amber VanDerwarker receives Distinguished Teaching Award for 2013-14

Uniting Teaching and Research.


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