Yale University’s Department of Anthropology is home to over thirty faculty, affiliates from many other corners of the University, and scores of graduate students. Our research and teaching interests span the globe, many millions of years of prehistory and history, and the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Our Ph.D. graduates go on to teach in universities around the world and to pursue research in a wide variety of academic and non-academic settings. Our undergraduate major draws students with a passion for the study of humanity, both in the broadest terms and in the specific social, cultural, historical, and/or biological contexts that have shaped human pasts and presents–and that will shape humans’ collective futures.
Kathryn Dudley wins Conrad M. Arensberg Award
Dudley, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies, received the lifetime achievement award in honor of her outstanding contributions to the anthropological study of work.
Marcia Inhorn recognized for outstanding career by Association for Feminist Anthropology
Inhorn, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, has been awarded the 2025 AFA Career Award for her many contributions to the field of feminist anthropology.
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PhD Candidate Katherine Meier’s Research on Challenges Facing Congo Basin Swamp Forests Wins 2026 Bormann Prize
This research explored how villagers are navigating seasonal flooding in a Congo Basin ecosystem prized for its role in mitigating climate change.
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PhD candidate Victoria Bertacchi and alumni Katherine Daiy publish paper
Their research explores breastfeeding practices in Samoa and outcomes on infant satity
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Richard Bribiescas featured in Yale News
Modern lifestyles affect how the gut microbiome processes estrogen
