News & Events
Will was a recipient of one of the 2021 CU Seed Grants for his project entitled: Exploring Pastoral Prehistory and Climate Dynamics in the Mongolian Altai Through Glacial Archaeology. Research & Innovation Seed Grants are
Georgia Butcher completed a successful defense of her Master’s Thesis, "Commercial Interests and State Desires - Biometric Data Collection and the Problem of Legibility." Congratulations, Georgia!
Ph.D. Graduate Student Emily Hite was awarded the Spring 2021 Graduate Part-time Instructor Appreciation Award! This award celebrates Emily’s hard work, creativity, and continued excellence in teaching! Way to go Emily!
MA Student, Gillian Davenport successfully defended her MA thesis, "When the Self Sells: An Ethnographic Study of Instagram Influencers and their Place in the Contemporary Digital and Affective Economy." Congratulations, Gillian!
Congratulations to Cultural Anthropology PhD student Arielle Milkman! She was awarded a Summer 2021 Fellowship from the Center for Humanities and the Arts (CHA)! Well done, Arielle!
Ph.D. graduate student Clara Hwayeon Lee was awarded the Edward G. Seidensticker Japan Summer Research Grant from the Center for Asian Studies! Congratulations Clara!
Graduate Students Katie Donlan, Scarlett Engle, and Clara Lee awarded Museum Student Research GrantsCongratulations to Ph.D. graduate students Katie Donlan, Scarlett Engle, and Clara Lee, who were all awarded grants from the Museum Student Research Award Program! Way to go, all!!!
Congratulations to Akira Ichikawa and Art Joyce! Akira is a postdoctoral scholar in the department specializing in Mesoamerican archaeology. He received a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to work on a project with Professor
Congratulations, Dr. Gregg Ortiz! Gregg successfully completed his defense today for his dissertation, “Promises of Prosperity: Race, History, and Fracking in South Texas’s Brush Country.” Fantastic job, Gregg!
Ph.D. students Anna Wynfield and Paige Edmiston have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation! This award recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based masters and