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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 16/09/2026

Register for CARTA's October 30 symposium, We Are What We Ate: The Diets that Fueled Human Evolution! Attend for free in person at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA or online via the live webcast. For more information and to register: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/we-ar...

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 15/09/2026

Congratulations to Ajit and Nissi Varki for being awarded the President’s Innovator Award for 2026 by the Society for Glycobiology! You can find their CARTA profiles here: carta.anthropogeny.org/users/ajit-v... carta.anthropogeny.org/users/nissi-...

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 31/08/2026

Symposium Announcement! Join us on October 30 for We Are What We Ate: The Diets That Fueled Human Evolution! 10 experts will share all about how how dietary adaptations shaped and continue to influence human biology, health, and culture. Learn more & register: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/we-ar...

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 18/08/2026

CARTA mourns the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Nicholas Blurton-Jones, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Psychology at UCLA. Please take a moment to honor Nick by reading this remembrance written by his friend and collaborator, Kristen Hawkes. carta.anthropogeny.org/blog/remembe...

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Remembering Nicholas Blurton-Jones | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 10/07/2026

CARTA is pleased to announce the second recipient of a 2026–2027 CARTA Fellowship, Skylar Batty! Skylar is a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Sciences program at UCSD and is researching how faithful chromosome segregation during cell division is ensured. Congratulations, Skylar!

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 06/07/2026

CARTA is pleased to announce Xiaowen Xu as a recipient of a 2026–2027 CARTA Fellowship! She is a Ph.D. student in the Biological Sciences program at UCSD, mentored by Dr. Michael Corley, and is interested in neuroimmunology of MAIT cells in brain aging and disease. Congratulations, Xiaowen!

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 25/06/2026

Red meat helped make us human but now could be making us sick. A new paper in The Quarterly Review of Biology featuring several CARTA members explores this surprising evolutionary story. Read more: today.ucsd.edu/area-story/r...

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Researchers Explore the Complicated Legacy of Red Meat

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 24/06/2026

The June CARTA newsletter just dropped! Check out what we've been up to, get caught up on the latest human origins research, and much more! mailchi.mp/anthropogeny...

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Anthropogeny Tracks: CARTA News, June 2026

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Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) @anthropogeny.org · 29/05/2026

Here's a "brain teaser" for you! What did humans gain–and sacrifice–as our brains evolved? Dr. Alex Pollen, Associate Professor of Neurology at UCSF, explains this and more in his talk "The Costs of Big Brains" from the CARTA symposium "The Idea Organ." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h--...