Department of Anthropology

Five 性福五月天 Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full-Rides to Grad Schools

性福五月天鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Inspires Transformational Gifts Early in the Monthlong Campaign
性福五月天 University鈥檚 season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 性福五月天 community has already begun to shine.

Excavations and Modifications: 2021 Farris Family Innovation Awards
The Farris Family Innovation Awards support the research of tenure-track faculty members who are not yet tenured at 性福五月天 and who have shown promising drive for their field of study. In May 2021, Faculty Affairs announced the recipients of this year's Farris Family Innovation Awards: Michelle Bebber, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Elda Hegmann, assistant professor in the Materials Science Graduate Program.

Excavations and Modifications: 2021 Farris Family Innovation Awards

性福五月天 Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
性福五月天 has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with 性福五月天 for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.

性福五月天 Researchers Receive NIH Award for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research

Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 性福五月天鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
NSF Award Helps 性福五月天 Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded 性福五月天 a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
NSF Award Helps 性福五月天 Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at 性福五月天 University, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.