Professor Carole McGranahan publishes two essays in Anthropology Now: “Flash Ethnography: Writing the World, in Brief” and “Being Monica Lewinsky in Kathmandu.”
Professor Carole McGranahan together with an international team of scholars, has been awarded a major Independent Research Fund Denmark grant for “The Next Dalai Lama Research Network” project for 2023-2026; the broader research network for this project includes cultural anthropology PhD student Dawa Lokyitsang. The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds...
Former Anthropology CU Postdoc Akira Ichikawa is now a tenure-track associate professor at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources at Kanazawa University in Japan. Congratulations, Akira!
Many of the hallmarks of human civilization—from roads and power lines to pet dogs—are taking a larger-than-expected toll on non-human primates living in Africa, according to two recent studies. The findings result from a collaboration between CU Boulder and three South Africa-based institutions: the University of Venda, the Lajuma Research...
Professor Donna Goldstein and PhD candiate Anna Wynfield's co-authored article, "Limitations of COVID-19 Testing and Case Data for Evidence-Informed Health Policy and Practice," published in Health Research Policy and Systems Journal. Abstract: Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a pandemic within a matter of months. Analysing the first year of...
Professor Fernando Villanea's co-authored article: “Community Partnerships Are Fundamental to Ethical Ancient DNA Research” published in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. Abstract : The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ancient DNA sampling can be...
Professors Sarah Kurnick and Lauren Hosek receive CARTSS Faculty Awards. The CARTSS grant program is a competitive program to support tenure-track faculty conducting research in the social sciences.
Professor Lauren Hosek in collaboration with Professor Alyssa Bader of McGill University receive a Wenner-Gren Global Initiative Grant. Each year, the Wenner-Gren Foundation funds a small number of initiatives that meet a need not already addressed by our other programs. Global Initiatives Grants help support innovative projects that benefit the...
Graduate students, Kelsey Hoppes, Paige Edmiston, Kevin Darcy and Sabrina Bradford receive CARTSS Awards. CARTSS supports social science research by faculty and students through seed grant programs. Congratulations, students.
Graduate Students, Kelsey Hoppes, Chu May Paing and Paige Edmiston recieve Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant program awards. They will use the funding to continue their ongoing doctoral dissertation research and writing (see below for their topics). Kelsey Hoppes - dissertation research on Great Plains and Midwest ceramic communities of...
Chair's Letter Warmth has finally arrived in Boulder, just after a foot of snow canceled classes. We remain undefeated by the weather and in good spirits. As I write, we are currently hosting Distinguished Cultural Anthropologist Julie Chu, professor at the University of Chicago. It has been a busy semester...
Chair's Letter The Winter Solstice and thus CU’s Winter Break is upon us. May you all have a restful month-ish with family and friends, relaxing, exploring, writing, or doing whatever it is feels needed in the moment. Breaks are also times to catch up on reading for both work and...
Chair's Letter Welcome to Fall! The aspens have already started turning up in the mountains and the days are getting cooler. Our big news is that we have four new colleagues who have joined the Department of Anthropology along with a farewell to a dear colleague: New to the Department...
