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The Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences are a group of distinguished scientists, nominated and appointed in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the natural sciences.

The Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences are a group of distinguished scientists, nominated and appointed in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the natural sciences.

RAPID: Coupled Contagion, Behavior-Change, and the Dynamics of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic Award Abstract # 2028160 RAPID: Coupled Contagion, Behavior-Change, and the Dynamics of Pro- and Anti-Social Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Characterization and Functional Validation of the Genetic Architecture of Skin Pigmentation
Award Abstract # 2142101 Doctoral Dissertation Research: Characterization and Functional Validation of the Genetic Architecture of Skin Pigmentation

CASBS Announces 2022-23 Fellows CASBS Announces 2022-23 Fellows MAR 21 2022 The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University is pleased to announce its 2022-23 fellows class, comprised of 34 scholars representing 16 U.S.

A study of sleep in a troop of wild baboons reveals that catching up on lost sleep might be a luxury that wild animals cannot afford. (Carter Loftus/UC Davis/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior) No Time to Nap in Nature

• by Carla Avolio
• March 02, 2022

News A study of sleep in a troop of wild baboons reveals that catching up on lost sleep might be a luxury that wild animals cannot afford.

ACLS Announces the 2022 Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs Grantees PRESS RELEASE ACLS Announces the 2022 Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs Grantees Awards Recognize Collaborative Projects Advancing

Denisovans or Homo Sapiens: Who Were the First to Settle (Permanently) on the Tibetan Plateau? Extinct Denisovans Passed on Genes That Help Tibetans Survive High Altitudes by Kathleen Holder Denisovans or Homo Sapiens: Who Were the First to Settle (Permanently) on the Tibetan Plateau? Extinct Denisovans Passed on Genes That Help Tibetans Survive High Altitudes

• by Kathleen Holder
• December 07, 2021

News A new paper by archaeologists at UC Davis high

UC Davis Global Affairs awarded grants to four College of Letters and Science faculty for international projects focused on renewable energy, biodesign, tuberculosis and democracy.

Three faculty — Christina Cogdell, professor of design; Brenna Henn, associate professor of anthropology; and Ming-Cheng M.

National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members — Including a Record Number of Women — and International Members

Distinguished Professor Emerita, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, is a human behavioral ecologist who continues to work on projects relating to life history, inequality, natural resource management, and patterned cultural variation. In 2021, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences for her body of work addressing "big questions" about our species: Why do people marry?