Biological anthropology explores human evolution, biological diversity and primate behavior. Research in this area examines how humans emerged as a species, how we vary today and how biology interacts with environment and culture. From fossil evidence to living populations, biological anthropology connects deep history to present-day questions about health and adaptation.
Great for students interested in human evolution, primatology, bioarchaeology, anatomy, medicine, public health or evolutionary science.
Biological anthropology research addresses questions such as:
These questions help students understand human biology in ways that support careers in research, health-related fields and graduate study.
Research combines evolutionary theory, comparative anatomy and experimental approaches to study both living and past populations. Projects may involve skeletal analysis, primate observation, evolutionary modeling or laboratory-based investigation.
Students work with tools such as virtual anthropology, geometric morphometrics and experimental methods to analyze form, function and variation.
Biological anthropology research commonly explores:
Together, these approaches explain how humans evolved and continue to adapt.
Biology, medicine, public health, anatomy, archaeology and evolutionary science.
Students can join faculty-guided lab research, independent projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Many students begin with general curiosity about humans and discover a passion for biological research along the way.