The USC Jane Goodall Research Center is a part of the department of
Anthropology
Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...
at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
. It is co-directed by professors of anthropology
Craig Stanford
Craig Stanford is an American anthropologist and evolution theorist, Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Southern California. He is also a Research Associate in Herpetology at the Los Angeles County Natural Hi ...
, Chris Boehm, Nayuta Yamashita, and Roberto Delgado.
The center was established in 1991 with the joint appointment of
Jane Goodall
Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English zoologist, Primatology, primatologist and Anthropology, anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremo ...
as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Anthropology and Occupational Science. The center offers USC students the chance to study in Gombe.
See also
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USC Center for Visual Anthropology The USC Center for Visual Anthropology (CVA) is a center located at the University of Southern California. It is dedicated to the field of visual anthropology, incorporating visual modes of expression in the academic discipline of anthropology. It ...
References
External links
Official website
(1996)
Biological anthropology organizations
Anthropological research institutes
Centers of the University of Southern California
Jane Goodall
1991 establishments in California
Research institutes established in 1991
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