New $1M gift supports graduate students in biological anthropology

The mysteries of our past can offer important clues for tackling today’s most critical health and societal challenges.

At McMaster University, graduate student Adiyasuren Molor believes ancient Mongolian human remains may unearth certain complexities of the bubonic plague that may prevent future plagues. Alessio Amaro thinks human teeth from medieval Italy might reveal the influence breastfeeding and childhood diet has on mortality rates in males and females. And Céline Jacqueroud hopes to better understand the end-of-life experience by studying fracture patterns in archeological human remains from Italy and the Netherlands.

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