School of Human Evolution and Social Change

News from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University

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In recognition for her efforts with her Student Outbreak Response Team, or SORT for short, Professor Megan Jehn was selected by the Arizona Public Health Association as the honoree for the 2025 Public Health Research Award. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!

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Lots of Americans experience more inflammation in their bodies as they get older, but that doesn't have to be the case.

Jacob Aronoff, a postdoctoral research scholar with the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, spoke to KJZZ about it. https://t.co/EuljnqdBcW

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When the NSF research vessel Sikuliaq set sail from Seward, Alaska, it carried more than instruments.

It carried a vision for the future of Arctic research--one rooted in collaboration, solution-finding and Indigenous knowledge.
https://t.co/Br3nL6hXio

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SHESC Professor Cindi SturtzSreetharan has earned a 2025 President's Professor award!

Her commitment to teaching extends beyond the classroom. She has helped author several textbooks and been recognized for mentoring both faculty and students. 🎉
https://t.co/a8hkP31qEp

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Congrats to Professor Megan Jehn for receiving the 2025 Arizona Public Health Research Award! 🎉

Since 2020, she has led the Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT), training over 400 case investigators to help improve public health.
https://t.co/I3N5kol17q

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Angela Ho graduated in August with her BA in anthropology and started on her MS in global health this fall!

Recently, she went to an ASU alumni event in Seoul where she met President Crow and shared her work on water security with him! 📷

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SHESC Professor Ben Trumble studies the Tsimane tribe in Bolivia to understand what aging looked like before modern medicine and technology.

Hear what their lifestyle can teach us about healthy aging in the latest episode of Lab Coat Optional.

🎙️ Listen: https://t.co/vscIsz9Yju

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A team of international researchers, including at ASU, have uncovered genetic adaptations in the Kenyan Turkana tribe that may have helped them survive in hot and dry environments through natural selection.

Read more: https://t.co/kDRqoNx0d0

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For the past two summers, an international cohort of five university students have gathered in South Africa for a 7-week training cohort to analyze animal fossils.

And they have an anthropology PhD student at Arizona State University to thank.

Read: https://t.co/2qV63bVPOF

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Congratulations to ASU SHESC graduate students Emily Thurman and Babalola Jacobs for their recognition at the Pecos Conference in Utah this summer!

Read more about their research presentations and achievements: https://t.co/eogE3j7hai

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Researchers @ASUBeingHuman have found that increased inflammation with age isn’t as universal as previously thought. https://t.co/UcC0Q1YRjd

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New research from Madeleine Getz, a PhD student studying global health, suggests that increases in cholesterol and heart-related risks after menopause might be universal.

Read more: https://t.co/t0PMxko60m

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Most famous for finding the 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy, Donald Johanson retires after 50 years of teaching and lecturing worldwide. @ASUBeingHuman @HumanOriginsASU
https://t.co/KAEOhCRAvW

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A team of international scientists, led by researchers at Arizona State University, has discovered a new species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins, in Africa.

This new species has never been found anywhere.

Read more about the discovery: https://t.co/5J9W50sma5

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In the latest Learning From Experience episode, listen to @ASU_Alumni Nicole Waldmann’s experience working for nonprofits and making wishes come true. @asubeinghuman @makeawishaz

https://t.co/CR6v6uHPcn

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Congrats to Divyendu Kashyap, evolutionary anthropology PhD student, on receiving the prestigious Baldwin Fellowship from The Leakey Foundation!

His research on ancient East African ecosystems helps us understand how species responded to environmental shifts over time.

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June 15 marked 13 years of DACA, which provides work permits and deportation relief to young immigrants.

To mark the anniversary, explore five publications on DACA’s impact on im/migrant well-being, including one by SHESC Associate Professor Emir Estrada!
https://t.co/6ITRG5j6bP

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New research from ASU evolutionary anthropologists reveals that people may follow social norms not out of fear of judgment, but simply because it’s tradition.

Read: https://t.co/x8MmPZCinC

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From ASU to London, 20 students are diving deep into history and culture this summer through the SHESC faculty-led Plague Pits and Body Snatchers study abroad program. 🌍✈️

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.@ASUBeingHuman Professor and @HumanOriginsASU Research Scientist Robert Boyd has been elected to @theNASciences. Boyd becomes the sixth member from the school to receive one of the highest honors in research.

https://t.co/J4TzP00v5X