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, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...
at the
University of Southern California
, mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it"
, religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist
, established =
, accreditation = WSCUC
, type = Private research university
, academic_affiliations =
, endowment = $8.1 ...
. It is co-directed by professors of anthropology
Craig Stanford, 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 on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Seen as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best kn ...
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
References
External links
Official website
(1996)
Biological anthropology
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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