The growth of alt-right activist groups and the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are two factors that help explain ...

The shape of the modern human face intrigues scientists due to its marked differences from our ancestors. A recent study ...

To those who cast their nets into the Delaware River each spring, hoping for a bounty of shad, it’s a tradition worth saving.

Gananath “Obey” Obeyesekere, professor of anthropology, emeritus, died at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 25. He was 95. An ethnographer of religion whose scholarship bridged the disciplines ...

When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists. To aid in the identification of unknown human remains ...

Anthropology is the comparative study of culture and society. We ask big questions about what we have in common, and what makes us different.

Foreign demand for U.S. crops and meat is taking a hit from the global trade war, this week’s export data showed. China cut back on its U.S. soybean purchases and reduced the amount of pork it ...

It is important to recognize and honor anthropologists and scholars who resist dominant narratives and reject perspectives shaped by bias, as their work contributes to more just and meaningful ...

When you explore sociology and anthropology at SUNY Cortland, you’ll immerse yourself in the study of the human condition. You’ll examine how societies and cultures are formed and how they shape and ...

Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past cultures.