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A large body of work focuses on the unique aspects of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred physiology, and behavior to test the assumption that Neanderthals were hyper‐adapted to living in cold environments. This research has expanded over the years to include previously unexplored and potentially adaptive features such as brown adipose tissue and fire‐usage. Here we review the current state of knowledge of Neanderthal cold adaptations along morphological, physiological, and behavioral lines. While highlighting foundational as well as recent work, we also emphasize key areas for future research. Despite thriving in a variety of climates, it is well‐accepted that Neanderthals appear to be the most cold‐adapted of known fossil hominin groups; however, there are still many unknowns. There is a great deal yet to be uncovered about the nature and manifestation of Neanderthal adaptation and how the synergy of biology and culture helped buffer them against extreme and variable environments.

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In the larger context of overwhelming student loans and the decline of tenure, universities are now commonly dealing with racial protests. Beyond contributing service to what Sara Ahmed describes as the “non‐performativity” of diversity statements, scholars are expected to follow the precedent set by university administration, which is usually one of silence and denial punctuated by vociferous apology through targeted resignations post‐incident. Although race has long been a dominant research theme, anthropologists are rarely asked by administration to facilitate debate on the role of the academic setting in creating social and political change. This article explores the responses of universities coupled with the purposeful exclusion of anthropologists and other social scientists from administrative committees and policy decisions. Assuming Louis Althusser's theory of the ideological state apparatus, we examine the ways university bureaucracies have propagated neoliberal ideas and strategies for achieving racial equality and how the strategies utilized by the university are dictated by its funding needs. Specific examples draw from the experiences and observations of the authors—an assistant professor of anthropology and a community organizer–graduate student—juxtaposing the responses of two local university administrations to protests in Ferguson, as well as detailing nonproductive attempts of these campus communities to engage structural racism and the Ferguson community.