Author Archives: Tim Waring
A review of social-ecological systems research
Masters student Abigail Sullivan has completed a draft of our review of the social-ecological systems literature. The review has many interesting findings, and exposes a few key challenges for social-ecological research in the future.
Can group selection create sustainable social-ecological systems?
PhD student Sandra Goff created a poster on a preliminary agent-based model designed to explore the effect of group selection on sustainability in social-ecological systems. The poster may be downloaded as a pdf.
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A Girl Called Problem
Katie Quirk’s first book, “A Girl Called Problem” is now getting national reviews! The story is set in early independence Tanzania, and involves a young heroine in a mystery that deeply entwines her family with the fate of her village. … Continue reading
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UMaine Hiring: Assistant Professor of Anthropology
From jobs.maine.edu: Assistant Professor of Anthropology January 24th, 2013The Department of Anthropology at the University of Maine seeks an academic-year tenure-track Assistant Professor of Anthropology to begin September, 2013. The successful candidate will help initiate two new programs: a PhD … Continue reading
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ACE Lab: Applied Cultural Evolution Laboratory 