were real and represented evolved geographic populational differences (on average), which often caused him to be the subject of controversy by activists at Berkeley. In 1994, Sarich was a signatory of a collective statement titled Mainstream Science on Intelligence, written by Linda Gottfredson and published in the Wall Street Journal. Sarich also wrote a defense of The Bell Curve. After retirement from Berkeley, he occasionally lectured in anthropology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand for a number of years. At the time of his death he was living in Seattle with his daughter, her partner, and grandson. Criticism Some of Sarich's teachings were criticized by some students and faculty, who argued they believed they were not based in science, and his critics said some of his statements were demeaning to women, nonwhites and homosexuals. Other students defended him against these charges, however, and defended his teaching. In an interview with The New York Times, Sarich agreed with his critics, who stated that there was little or no scientific basis for his claims about homosexuality, or on the relationship that he was then teaching of brain size to intelligence. He told the Times there seems to be a correlation but "there is not a lot of evidence to support that theory because there isn't a lot of research done on the subject." With respect to his discussions on homosexuality, he told the Times "I have to admit that there isn't a lot of foundation behind that. In discussions it was clear that my students had more experience and were more heartfelt about the homosexual issues, and I had to agree with them." Bibliography Sarich VM, Wilson AC. Immunological time scale for hominid evolution. Science 158, 1967, p. 1200-1203. Sarich VM, Miele F. Race: The Reality of Human Differences. Westview Press (2004). Sarich VM. The Final Taboo. Skeptic (Altadena, CA) January 1, 2000. Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Page: 38 Sarich VM, Dolhinow P. Background for man; readings in physical anthropology ASIN: B00005VHM2 Notes References External links Vincent Sarich biography by Kozue Takahashi via Minnesota State University In Memorium: Vincent Matthew Sarich. 1934 births 2012 deaths American paleoanthropologists Illinois Institute of Technology alumni Race and intelligence controversy Proponents of scientific racism University of Auckland faculty University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty American people of Croatian descent