School of Human Evolution and Social Change

People on a construction site

Local, national and global affairs

Study shows that trust drives successful market economies — but not in the way you may think

A man holds a reconstructed skull of the Lucy fossil

Science and technology

The crown jewel: Finding a complete skull for Lucy

October 22, 2024

Medical research lab.

Health and medicine

3 ASU doctoral students join prestigious 2024 cohort of health policy scholars

October 04, 2024

Person charging an EV

Environment and sustainability

Green subsidies may have hidden costs, ASU expert warns

October 03, 2024

Team excavating at Shuitangba in 2009

New research and prehistoric fossils expose rare window into Earth's environment 6M years ago

September 27, 2024

Paleoartist John Gurche touches up the Lucy hominid skeleton

Science and technology

When art meets science: Bringing Lucy to life

September 25, 2024

Jonathan Hazel, looking for worked stone at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico.

Anthropology students get hands-on experience at summer field school

September 05, 2024

Collage of photos of a lake surrounded by a canyon, a utility worker looking at water pipes and a child washing their hands.

Environment and sustainability

Navigating uncharted waters: ASU drives solutions for water resilience

September 03, 2024

An older man points to his elbow while standing near a monument plaque in a barren dirt field

Science and technology

The tiny bone that led to a very big discovery

August 27, 2024

Close up of head and torso of hominid skeleton with an inset showing the full view

Science and technology

'Lucy' and the origins of humans

August 23, 2024

Side-by-side portraits of Mariam Abazeri and Meadhbh Mclvor.

University news

Anthropologists with expertise in human rights law, the environment join ASU faculty

August 19, 2024