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Graduate student Nicholas Puente (Archaeology, PhD Candidate) awarded a Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grant. This funding will support his dissertation project which explores how ancient Maya peoples engaged with
Kelsey Hoppes (Archaeology, PhD Candidate) was awarded the Donna C. Roper Research Fund to support her dissertation research on the coalescing of past diverse groups in northeastern Nebraska at 25BD1. This fund will support her in sending over 350
Our Graduate Student Symposium was an absolute triumph! From thought-provoking discussions to groundbreaking research presentations, our symposium showcased the brilliant minds shaping the future of anthropology. A massive thank you to everyone who
Professor Chris Hammons has received not one, but two awards for his work: (1) a Kayden Research Award for American Refuge, a documentary feature about trauma and time in the upland forests of the American West. The award covers the
Professor Will Taylor and Lakota elders receive the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize for their research article, "Early Dispersal of Domestic Horses into the Great Plains and Northern Rockies." The prize is awarded to the author or authors of an
Professor Warren Thompson publishes, “Being Seen is Believing: Evidence and Authority in the Ache Mission Encounter," in the Journal of Anthropological Research. Abstract Like many other lowland South American groups described in the
Professor Fernando Villanea gave an online HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic - talk, "Archaic Introgression in Modern Humans: What It Can Tell Us Archaic Humans and Ourselves," for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Professor Jerry Jacka's chapter, “"Don't Look Down": Green Technologies, Climate Change, and Mining,” published in Anthropology and Climate Change from Transformations to Worldmaking, Routledge. Description: In this third edition of
Paige Edmiston (Cultural Anthropology, PhD Candidate) receives the Carol B. Lynch Memorial Fellowship for fall 2025. The Carol B. Lynch Memorial Fellowship Fund was established to honor Dr. Lynch for her tireless dedication to graduate
Professor Steve Leigh was awarded the Gabriel W. Lasker service award for his service as AABA president during COVID. Dr. Leigh's nomination emphasized "his unwavering generosity, and the incredible level of graciousness he brought to his