Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University

February 28, 2017 — 4:10 PM
International House, Chevron Auditorium — 2299 Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley Campus

Add to Google Calendar 02/28/2017 4:10 PM 02/28/2017 6:00 PM America/Los_Angeles The Real ‘Skin in the Game’: The History of Naked, Sweaty, and Colorful Skin in the Human Lineage

About the Lecture Skin is the primary interface between ourselves and our environment, and changes in the structure and function of human skin have tracked major events in our evolution. These lectures will explore the nature and sequence of changes … Continued

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About the Lecture

Skin is the primary interface between ourselves and our environment, and changes in the structure and function of human skin have tracked major events in our evolution. These lectures will explore the nature and sequence of changes in human skin through prehistory, and the consequences of these changes for the lives of people today.

About Nina Jablonski

Nina Jablonski’s current research comprises basic, clinical, and educational projects, including a study of the lifestyle and genetic factors that affect vitamin D status in healthy young adults in South Africa, the writing of a graphic novel about skin color for South African middle school children, and the development of a science summer camp curriculum for minority and underserved middle school students in the U.S.  Her research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation.  She is the author of Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color (2012), and Skin: A Natural History (2006), both from the University of California Press.

Dr. Jablonski, earned her Doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Washington in 1981 and her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College in Biology 1975. She is the Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University also serving as Director of the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity; and as Associate Director of The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (both also at the Pennsylvania State University); and as a Permanent Visiting Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch, South Africa.


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