Scholars@Duke
Charles L Nunn

Charles L Nunn

Gosnell Family Professor in Global Health
Evolutionary Anthropology

News Items

Published March 9, 2025
In the Heart of Vanilla Country, Farmers on the Climate Frontlines Struggle to Adapt
Published November 26, 2023
Charles Nunn’s Unexpected Journey to Becoming an Evolutionary Biologist
Published February 7, 2023
Why Some Primates Are Susceptible to Parasites
Published November 21, 2022
Duke Scholars Using Internal Seed Grants to Build Foundation for Collaborative Research
Published August 25, 2022
Duke Team Awarded $1 Million to Predict the Next Pandemic
Published September 23, 2021
If Endangered Primates Disappear, So Will Their Parasites. That’s Actually a Problem
Published April 17, 2020
Trinity College Honors 11 for Teaching, Leadership, Diversity
Published August 30, 2018
Mapping Trees Can Help Count Endangered Lemurs
Published July 11, 2017
Live-In Grandparents Helped Human Ancestors Get a Safer Night’s Sleep
Published February 16, 2017
People Far From Urban Lights, Bright Screens Still Skimp on Sleep
Published January 24, 2017
Duke Global Health Institute
Students Research the Health & Environmental Impact of Open-Fire Cooking in Madagascar
Published December 15, 2015
The Daily Mail
Humans have evolved into 'supersleepers' by getting better sleep in less time
Published December 14, 2015
Humans Evolved for Better Sleep In Less Time
Published October 2, 2014
Ebola Discussions Pervade Global Health Classrooms
Published April 29, 2014
The New York Times
Duke-organized testing: Overriding their animal impulses
Published April 22, 2014
LiveScience
Animals with bigger brains have more self-control (LiveScience)
Published April 22, 2014
National Geographic
This is how you study the evolution of animal intelligence
Published November 11, 2013
New Course: Primate Disease Ecology and Global Health
Published October 21, 2013
Charles Nunn: The Big Picture on Human Health and Disease