A passion for the past and a path to a dream career
Madisyn Rostro (’22 history, anthropology) is pursuing her goal of becoming a museum professional, thanks to a collection of inspiring internships and encouraging faculty.
Tag: Anthropology
New evidence may change timeline for when people first arrived in North America
Assistant Professor Andrew Somerville discovers that the first humans may have arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago, nearly 20,000 years earlier than originally thought.
Improving lives through health
Courtney Schill (’21 anthropology, biology) found inspiration for her future public health career in an unlikely place – an ancient Mexican burial site.
Nell Gabiam honored with LAS Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Gabiam’s research focuses on the politics of humanitarian and development aid in Palestinian refugee camps.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Gish Hill receives NCR-SARE grant
Christina Gish Hill, associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, was recently selected to receive a $200,000 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) for the project, “Reuniting the Three Sisters: Native American Intercropping and Soil Health.” “This project explores three sisters intercropping (3SI) in Native … Continue reading Gish Hill receives NCR-SARE grant
Mount Rushmore and differing views
LAS anthropologist Christina Gish-Hill contributes to research project documenting Native perspectives.
CATEGORIES: Published
Coastal Lives: Nature, Capital, and the Struggle for Artisanal Fisheries in Peru
Peru’s fisheries are in crisis as overfishing and ecological changes produce dramatic fluctuations in fish stocks. To address this crisis, government officials have claimed that fishers need to become responsible producers who create economic advantages by taking better care of the ocean ecologies they exploit. In Coastal Lives, Maximilian Viatori and Héctor Bombiella argue that … Continue reading Coastal Lives: Nature, Capital, and the Struggle for Artisanal Fisheries in Peru
Social Sciences Research Roundup
Check out a few highlights of the research that goes on in the Social Sciences within LAS College!
Rare lethal aggression in Senegal
Jill Pruetz and her team’s reports and video, published in the International Journal of Primatology, build upon a 2014 study on lethal aggression.