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Research Specialties: Biological Anthropology

Shriver Anthropological Genomics Lab

blue dna helix

Shenk Research Group

shenk collage

Functional and Evolutionary Morphology (FEMR) Lab

scans of human bones

Perry Anthropological Genomics Lab

Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), Buhoma, Uganda

Skeletal Morphogenetics Analysis Laboratory

measured points on a skull

Microbial Archaeology Lab

coporolite

Human Evolution and Diversity Lab

Ecology and Health Lab

One of many stream crossings to Mkpot

Bioarchaeology Lab

Skeletons from the Archaic through Historic periods occasionally show signs of warfare-related trauma.

Behavioral Endocrinology and Evolution Lab

Person in Puts Lab labcoat with pipette
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PENN STATE is the top anthropology graduate program in the U.S., according to the National Research Council.

Department ofAnthropology
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