The Integrative Anthropological Sciences (IAS) unit has an international reputation as a center of excellence in ecological anthropology, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, and human biology.  Our central focus is the study of human nature in ecological and evolutionary context. Our vision is to work toward returning anthropology to the forefront of the human sciences by integrating knowledge not only from all branches of modern anthropology, but equally from all relevant scientific fields that connect with anthropology.  These include ecology, evolutionary biology, economics, sociology, cognitive science, developmental biology, game theory, psychology, neuroscience, demography, bioinformatics, and political science, among others.  Moreover, although many institutions and programs view boundaries between sociocultural and biological anthropology as sharp and meaningful, the premise of the IAS unit is that this artificial division is an obstruction to research, discovery, education, and understanding.