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Congratulations to Dr. Georgia Butcher who successfully defended her cultural anthropology dissertation “In the Eye of the Reaper: Drone Pilots, Remote War, and Resistance in the United States.” She had the unanimous support of her committee –

Lucas Rozell (Cultural Anthropology, MA 2024) receives the A&S amazing graduate award.  Lucas' advice to other students: "My best piece of advice for other students is to really get to know your professors, TAs, advisors and the staff

Chu Paing (Cultural Anthropology, PhD 2024) was selected as one of the College of Arts and Sciences "Amazing Grads 2024." Chu said that graduating "means more than just a degree; it is a constant reminder of many others who made sacrifices and who

In the “sky islands” of the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa, two closely related species of primate jostle for space. One is the thick-tailed greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), also known as a bushbaby, which is about the size of a

Nicholas Puente (Archaelogy, PhD Candidate) awarded a Ralph Stone Graduate Fellowship from the  National Speleological Society.  The funds will support a feasability study to test whether speleothems, a term for cave formations, found in

Drew Zackary's (Cultural Anthropology, Phd Candidate) co-authored peer reviewed paper, "The Changing Ecology of a High Himalayan Valley: Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal," 

Professor Christian Hammons awarded a 2024 Research & Innovation Arts & Humanities Grant from the Research & Innovation Office (RIO).  RIO has dedicated approximately $100,000 this round to fund projects bolstering the arts,

Conor Lanning (PhD Cultural Anthropology in Progress) successfully defends his masters thesis titled, "Bodies (and their) Enaction: Bottom Surgery, Semiotic Ideologies, and the Subversion of Medical Authority in the Discourse of the Online

Alumna, Page McClean (Anthropology, PhD 2024) has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.   She will join the Sociology and Human Services Department and contribute to their program in

Camden Palliot (Cultural Anthropology, Masters Candidate) successfully defended his MA thesis titled, "Chalakuy and Neoliberalism: The Contested Politics of Exchange in Andean Peru." His committee members were Professors Jerry Jacka (advisor), Donna