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The concentration in Human Biology, Behavior, and Evolution (HBBE) allows students to explore all aspects of human biology from an evolutionary perspective. HBBE engages students to develop knowledge and skills to investigate questions about how and why humans are the way we are and how the answers can help solve modern problems related to health, society, and environment. HBBE concentrators explore human biology at every level, from genes to bodies to people in their ecological contexts.

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