BEC

The Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture (BEC) unites scholars exploring the connections among evolution, culture, the mind, and society. BEC provides a framework to facilitate research and training on the interaction among natural selection, cultural transmission, social relations, and psychology.

Graduate Studies

BEC welcomes the participation of outstanding junior scholars who are currently pursuing graduate studies at UCLA on human behavior and related topics.   In addition to attending the BEC speaker series and inter-campus conferences, (see below), UCLA graduate students can participate in lab group meetings, led by BEC faculty, appropriate to their research area.

Faculty and Postdoctoral Visitors

BEC welcomes inquiries from faculty and postdoctoral scholars interested in visiting UCLA during sabbatical leaves, or in the course of externally-funded postdoctoral fellowships.

Activities

Weekly BEC speaker series brings nationally known speakers together to discuss topics of interest with faculty and students in an informal atmosphere (Website)

Once-a-quarter day-long conference organized jointly with the UC Santa Barbara Evolution, Mind, and Behavior Program (Website).

For more information visit www.bec.ucla.edu or contact the BEC Director, Daniel Fessler [Email dfessler "at" anthro.ucla.edu (insert the @ symbol yourself)]


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