Report Card on Tabasco Coastal-Marine Zone 2025 PhD Student, Alejandro Najera, participated in a mixed methodology study to develop a report card on the Coastal-Marine Zone of Tabasco, Mexico. Alejandro was able to collaborate through the 2024/2025 Student Workshop on International Coastal and Marine Management in the Gulf of Mexico (SWIMM). Read more about Report Card on Tabasco Coastal-Marine Zone 2025
"Tracing Primate Presence in Central Kalimantan's Unprotected Forests: Encounters, Governance, and Acoustic Monitoring in Changing Landscapes" Please join us for Kristen Morrow's Dissertation Defense titled "Tracing Primate Presence in Central Kalimantan's Unprotected Forests: Encounters, Governance, and Acoustic Monitoring in Changing Landscapes" on Friday, April 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM in Baldwin Hall, Room 302. Read more about "Tracing Primate Presence in Central Kalimantan's Unprotected Forests: Encounters, Governance, and Acoustic Monitoring in Changing Landscapes"
Departmental Award Recipients 2026 Join us in congratulating the following students on receiving departmental award funding this year and read more to learn about their plans. Read more about Departmental Award Recipients 2026
Rui Bai, PhD Student, Publishes Two Articles Rui Bai, a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology, recently published two articles examining how prehistoric communities in China organized themselves thousands of years ago. The first, published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, analyzes burial practices at the Shixia site in southern China (ca. Read more about Rui Bai, PhD Student, Publishes Two Articles
Lilia Goldberg named Top 100 Student Employee of the Year Third year undergraduate student, Lilia Goldberg, was named one of the Top 100 Student Employees of the Year. Under Dr. Roberta Read more about Lilia Goldberg named Top 100 Student Employee of the Year
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"Examination of Weaning Practices at Himera: Isotopic Analysis of Permanent Dentition" Please join us for Tabitha Dentice's Master's Thesis Defense titled "Examination of Weaning Practices at Himera: Isotopic Analysis of Permanent Dentition" on Tuesday, March 31st at 2:00 PM in Baldwin Hall 302. Read more about "Examination of Weaning Practices at Himera: Isotopic Analysis of Permanent Dentition"
A Deep Dive Into Deep Time: Archaeology, Underwater The phrase “underwater archaeology” conjures notions of shipwrecks, vessels lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes that contain a record of past human occupations. Many of these sites are on the earth’s continental shelves where vast stretches of shallow, coastal lands were exposed at the end of the last Ice Age. These once dry landscapes supported life for plants, animals, and humans for thousands of years. Read more about A Deep Dive Into Deep Time: Archaeology, Underwater
Tuğçe Yalçın Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award This year, the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Teaching and Learning recognized my enthusiasm for learning and teaching by awarding me the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Being on this year’s list together with my dear friend Faith, whom I have always admired, makes this recognition even more meaningful. To express my gratitude and sense of belonging, I leave this metaphorical narrative open to the interpretation of my friends who feel similarly and of the professors who have mentored me for the last three years. Read more about Tuğçe Yalçın Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
