Postdoctoral Fellow position: Human Health and Evolutionary Medicine

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in Human Health and Evolutionary Medicine within the Division of Collections and Research. The Museum is embarking on its Centennial Transformation Project, which will result in new...

46 articles nominated for the Omenn Prize

The 46 articles that were nominated  for the 2013 Omenn Prize are listed below.  The $5000 prize, sponsored by The Foundation for Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health, is made possible by a donation from Gilbert Omenn. Nominations closed on February 28, but the...

Last day to submit nominations for $5000 Omenn Prize

The prize is for the best 2013 paper in evolution, medicine, and public health. Deadline, Feb 28.  Details here.  Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to email a link to a friend (Opens...

Skin cancer selects for pigmentation

Greaves, Mel. (2014).Was skin cancer a selective force for black pigmentation in early hominin evolution? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1781). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2955  (open access) Melanin provides a crucial filter for solar UV...