Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University

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• Study by ISU’s Pruetz finds savanna chimps exhibit sharing behavior like humans

  A new study by Iowa State anthropology professor Jill Pruetz (at left) reports that chimpanzees from her Fongoli research site in Senegal also frequently share food and hunting tools with other chimps. Co-authored by ISU anthropology graduate student Stacy Lindshield, it is the first study to document non-meat sharing behavior among chimpanzees.Their study is posted … Continue reading »

• Iowa State chimp researcher reviews “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

  AMES, Iowa — The new motion picture “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” has been a box office blockbuster since it opened last month. One moviegoer who may have a more keen interest than most in the way chimpanzee intelligence was portrayed by Hollywood is Jill Pruetz, an Iowa State University professor of anthropology … Continue reading »

• Groundbreaking Researcher First Holder of Walvoord Professorship at Iowa State

  Jill Pruetz, one of Iowa State University’s rising faculty stars, has been named the first holder of the Walvoord Professorship in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). Pruetz, associate professor of anthropology, has been recognized by multiple organizations in recent years for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Senegal. The work has captured … Continue reading »

• Department News

  Film and discussion: “Vincent Who?” Sept. 27, 7:00 p.m., Pioneer Room, Memorial UnionCurtis Chin is a writer, producer and political activist based in Los Angeles. His documentary Vincent Who? recounts the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, which spurred the Asian American civil rights movement. Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at … Continue reading »

• Dr. Jill Pruetz

  Associate Professor 515. 294. 5150 pruetz@iastate.edu 326 Curtiss Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana   Dr. Jill Pruetz is Associate Professor of Anthropology, specializing in Biological Anthropology. As a primatologist, Dr. Pruetz has studied the behavior of non-human primates such as chimpanzees, spider monkeys, howling monkeys, tamarins, patas monkeys, and vervets in various locales. Countries in which … Continue reading »

• Alumni

  From the Chair With the start of the new academic year, there is much excitement in the Department. Our undergraduate enrollments are at a record high with nearly 100 majors. We have a promising cohort of new graduate students that always ushers in new curiosity and enthusiasm. Young scholars and students make the Department an … Continue reading »

• Faculty and Staff

  Paul Lasley Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 515. 294. 0937, plasley@iastate.edu 103 East Hall Ph.D., University of Missouri Research Interests: Dr. Lasley’s research focuses on the organization of U.S. agriculture and how changes in agriculture affect rural communities. A major focus of his research examines trends in rural culture and what these trends suggest … Continue reading »