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Elizabeth Agey wins HBES Postdoctoral Award

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CEP alum Elizabeth Agey won the 2026 Postdoctoral Award, for the best paper and presentation by a postdoctoral scholar at the 2026 meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society in Morocco. Her winning paper was entitled Parental Influence on … Continue reading →

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Michael Barlev wins Symons Adaptationism Award

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CEP alumnus Michael Barlev won the 2026 Don Symons Adaptationism Award from the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. The Don Symons Adaptationism Award is bestowed for the best paper exemplifying the adaptationist program. Michael’s winning paper, with Steven Neuberg, is … Continue reading →

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Dan Conroy-Beam wins HBES Early Career Award

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Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution Dan Conroy-Beam was honored at the 2026 Human Behavior and Evolution Society meeting with the Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution. The Early Career Award recognizes excellent young scientists who have made … Continue reading →

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Jim Roney, HBES Fellow Award

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Jim Roney was honored at the 2025 Human Behavior and Evolution Society meeting by being awarded HBES Fellow status. Fellow status is reserved for HBES members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the study or teaching of evolution and … Continue reading →

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Leda Cosmides elected fellow of AAAS

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Leda Cosmides was elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024. [photo credit: Matt Perko] She was cited by AAAS for “distinguished contributions to the field of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science, particularly … Continue reading →

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Remembering Don Symons

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Don Symons (1942-2024), Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara Don Symons was a pioneer of evolutionary psychology in its earliest years. He was a fundamental thinker who nurtured scientists, young and old, who were interested in what … Continue reading →

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Remembering John Tooby

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John Tooby (1952-2023) founded the Center for Evolutionary Psychology with Leda Cosmides in 1994, and served as its co-director for the rest of his life. We wanted to share memories of John on this page. Steve Pinker wrote a moving … Continue reading →

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Leda Cosmides elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Leda Cosmides was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023. Founded in More details here and here. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S) was founded in 1780, during the American Revolution, by John Adams, John Hancock, … Continue reading →

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Talking Stories by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama

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Michelle Scalise Sugiyama (University of Oregon) is a CEP alum who earned her doctorate in literature. Recently she has created Talking Stories: An Encyclopedia of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and made it available to all who are interested in evolutionary psychology … Continue reading →

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Roney, Wertz win Symons Adaptationism Award

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HBES gave its inaugural Don Symons Adaptationism Award at the 2023 Palm Springs conference. The award is bestowed for the best paper exemplifying the adaptationist program written or published in the last three years. Although many excellent papers were nominated, … Continue reading →

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