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Sarah Simeonoff (PhD Archaelogy in Progress) awarded a Lewis and Clark Fund Grand from the American Philosophical Society. These funds will support Sarah's preliminary dissertation field research in Alaska.
Chu Paing successfully defended her dissertation "Intense Engagements: Social Media Activism in the Aftermath of the 2021 Military Coup in Myanmar," on May 16, to a group of 30 enthusiastic attendees and her doctoral committee: Professor Carla Jones
Jessica Misiorek (Cultural Anthropology, PhD in Progress) awarded a general unrestricted Vassar Fellowship. Vassar Fellowships are for one year of support and may not be deferred. Seniors and Vassar graduates may apply. The fellowship funds
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,