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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nature.com | Julio Mercader |Nicole Boivin |Tristan Carter |Siobhan Clarke |Stephen Hubbard |Jed O. Kaplan | +9 more
AbstractQuestions about when early members of the genus Homo adapted to extreme environments like deserts and rainforests have traditionally focused on Homo sapiens. Here, we present multidisciplinary evidence from Engaji Nanyori in Tanzania’s Oldupai Gorge, revealing that Homo erectus thrived in hyperarid landscapes one million years ago.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 00108-x&sz=64)
cell.com | Nicole Boivin |Susanne Tauber |Susanne Täuber |Morteza Mahmoudi |East Lansing
AbstractDespite prevalent diversity and inclusion programs in STEM, gender biases and stereotypes persist across educational and professional settings. Recognizing this enduring bias is crucial for achieving transformative change on gender equity and can help orient policy toward more effective strategies to address ongoing disparities.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Nicole Boivin
acknowledging that self-regulation isn’t working. Universities and research institutions have implemented gender equity initiatives and policies for decades. Yet gender biases remain entrenched. developing effective and transparent systems for measuring gender equity, and applying them to all publicly funded higher education and research institutions.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
nature.com | Nicole Boivin
Higher education and research institutions are critical to the well-being and success of societies, meaning their financial support is strongly in the public interest. At the same time, value-for-money principles demand that such investment delivers. Unfortunately, these principles are currently violated by one of the biggest sources of public funding inefficiency: sexism.
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Apr 23, 2023 | 
theaustraliatoday.com.au | Nicole Boivin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Shevan Wilkin
By Nicole Boivin, Li Tang, Michael Petraglia, and Shevan WilkinIt’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometres of Earth’s surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving landscape that couldn’t be more different from the warm plains and valleys that gave rise to our species. Yet, for thousands of years the Tibetan Plateau has been occupied by Homo sapiens.
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Apr 16, 2023 | 
phys.org | Nicole Boivin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Shevan Wilkin
It's not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometers of Earth's surface.
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Apr 14, 2023 | 
australasianscience.com.au | Nicole Boivin
Research reveals a 3,500-year history of dairy consumption on the Tibetan Plateau By Nicole Boivin, Professor, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History It’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometres of Earth’s surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving landscape that couldn’t be more different from the warm plains and valleys that gave rise to our species.
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Apr 13, 2023 | 
salon.com | Shevan Wilkin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Nicole Boivin
The history of consumption on the Tibetan Plaetau sheds light on what the inhabitants relied on for survival: milk By Shevan Wilkin - Li Tang - Michael Petraglia - Nicole Boivin (Fei Yang / Getty Images) This article was originally published on The Conversation. It's not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometers of Earth's surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving...
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Apr 13, 2023 | 
inkl.com | Nicole Boivin
Researchers say that while positive natural selection enabled early Tibetans to better adapt to high elevations, obtaining sufficient food in that environment would have been a challenge. However, a new study reveals dairy was a key component of early human diets on the Tibetan Plateau. The scientists report on the ancient proteins from the dental plaque of 40 humans from 15 sites.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Nicole Boivin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Shevan Wilkin
It’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometres of Earth’s surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving landscape that couldn’t be more different from the warm plains and valleys that gave rise to our species. Yet, for thousands of years the Tibetan Plateau has been occupied by Homo sapiens.
