News & Events
Jessica Balkin completed a successful defense of her doctoral dissertation! Human-Environment Interactions in the Lower RÃo Verde Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico: The Impacts of Ecological Change on Settlement Patterning (1800 BCE-CE 1522). A- Scott Ortman was just awarded a Weatherhead Fellowship from the School for American Research. This is a residential fellowship that will allow Scott to take a year long sabbatical and work on his book project. Well done Scott!
- Michelle Sauther's new paper on forest cats is featured in Science. The original read-only paper can be accessed in Conservation Genetics.
- An interesting Article about Andie Ang (PhD 2017) published in the South China Morning Post recently.
- Paige Edmiston's fascinating article on recent developments in digital health technology, published online in the Colorado Technology Law Journal. Congratulations to Paige!
- Bert Covert has just been asked to serve as a regional Co-Vice-Chair of the SE Asia Section of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group and as a Regional Co-Vice-Chair he has been added to the Executive Committee of the Primate Specialist Group. This is a
- Matt Sponheimer has been elected as a Fellow by the Anthropology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-announces-leading-scientists-elected-2019-fellows According to the AAAS
- Matt Sponheimer, (PhD Candidate) Christina Ryder and Alum Erin Smith (MA 2018) are featured in ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Today.
- Recent Anthropology graduate Dani R. Merriman (PhD 2018) won an award for best dissertation from the Association of Colombianists (Asociación de Colombianistas). Asociación de Colombianistas, Best Doctoral Dissertation (2017-2019), Awarded at the
- Emily Hite (PhD Candidate) is currently teaching on the Semester at Sea program in the South Pacific. In spite of limited internet access, she has posted a recent blog entry about the class and the students. Safe travels Emily!