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Emily Opack (Biological Anthropology, PhD in Progress) has successfully passed her qualifying exam. Her committee consisted of Professors Matt Sponheimer,  Michelle Sauther, and Fernando Villanea.

Drew Zackary (Cultural Anthropology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended his dissertation,"Pathways and Assemblages: Life and Movement in Kanchenjunga."  His committee members were professors Carole McGranahan (Chair), Alison Cool, Jerry Jacka

Urmi Bhattacheryya (Cultural Anthropology, PhD in progress) successfully defended her MA paper, "Where Law Does Not Reach: How Marital Rape Survivors Make Meaning in Cross-cultural India."  Her committee members were Gerardo Gutierrez (Chair),

Olumide Ojediran (Archaeology, PhD in Progress) successfully defended his MA paper, "Understanding Human-Equid Relationships in the Old Oyo Empire, West Africa"  His committee were Professors William Taylor (chair), Scott Ortman, and Eric Jones

Lauren Barrett (Cultural Antthopology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended her dissertation, "Everyday Energy: An Ethnography of Justice and Electrification in Colorado’s Weatherization Assistance Program." Lauren’s committee includes Professors

Austin Sibley (Cultural Anthropology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended her dissertation, titled "Love and Worry: Parenting and the Temporality of Transgender Childhood in the US." Dr. Sibley's brilliant and timely dissertation analyzes the

Professor Lauren Hosek receives an 2025 CU Research & Innovation Seed Grant award.  This grant will help fund her project, Bioarchaeological Synthesis of Deviant Burials in Early Medieval Central Europe. 

Cristian Figueroa (Archaeology, PhD in Progress) awarded a Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) 2025 Graduate Summer Fellowship. The CHA Summer Graduate Fellowship provides funds to support Cristian's summer research project. 

Professor Sharon DeWitte has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in recognition of her  research on medieval England. The Fellowship is a mark of respect within the Society of Antiquaries, recognizing individuals

Thank you to everyone for making the The Hale Research Symposium a huge success.  A special shoutout to all of the students who shared their posters.