Topic: Anthropology MAN Lab

Ethical Challenges in Cross-Cultural Research
Research | September 22, 2020
Social science researchers offer recommendations for navigating ethical dilemmas in studying global societies.
Learning from the Last of the Hunter-Gatherers
Campus News | January 17, 2019
The UNLV anthropology student Trevor Pollom's research in nutrition took him to Africa as a tribe transitions to cultivated crops.
UNLV Study: Placenta Consumption Offers Few Benefits for New Moms
Researchers Dan Benyshek and Sharon Young
Campus News | November 29, 2017
Research finds that consuming encapsulated placentas has little to no effect on postpartum mood and maternal bonding; detectable changes shown in hormones.
Sleep Elusive? New Study Shows There’s a Reason for That
UNLV professor Alyssa Crittenden with members of the Hadza of Tanzania.
Campus News | July 11, 2017
UNLV joint study finds that elusive sleep patterns as humans age may have evolved to ensure safety.
Oral Health Key to Understanding Humanity's Past, Study Says
Alyssa Crittenden looks at computer
Campus News | March 15, 2017
Oral health of modern day African tribe transitioning from hunting and gathering to agricultural diet challenges long held presumptions about our Stone Age ancestors.
UNLV Study Finds No Iron Benefit from Eating Placenta
Daniel Benyshek and Sharon Young
Campus News | November 3, 2016
First clinical study of its kind finds no benefit for women who eat their placenta as a source of needed iron after giving birth.