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paleoanthropology, genetics and evolution

I won an award!

Tue, 2012-03-20 22:42 -- John Hawks

The University today announced that I have won a big research award, the H. I. Romnes Fellowship "Romnes Fellowships awarded to 11 recently tenured faculty". It is a great honor!

I'm excited that the research money will allow me to carry out some important research travel and project planning. I can't wait to share the projects as they develop!

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Hawks sightings

Neandertals

For years, I've worked on their bones. Now I'm working on their genes. Read more about the science studying these ancient people.

Denisova

From a finger bone of an ancient human came the record of a completely unexpected population. My lab is working on the science of the Denisova genome.

Acceleration

The advent of agriculture caused natural selection to speed up greatly in humans. We're uncovering some of the ways that populations have rapidly changed during the last 10,000 years.

Malapa

Just outside Johannesburg, the Malapa site is producing some of the most exciting finds in human evolution. This site is the headquarters of the Malapa Soft Tissue Project.