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Dr. Erin Moore to join Anthropology Department, Fall 2020

In the fall of 2019, the Department of Anthropology, in collaboration with the Department of History conducted a search for the Asseff Chair in the Anthropology and History of Medicine. The…

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Clark Larsen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Arts & Sciences--founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and 60 others--is a prestigious organization that serves as both an honorary society and an independent research…

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Chelsea Hunter awarded NSF REG grant

Offered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Research Experience for Graduates (REG) grant provides supplemental funding to support the cost of a “Cultural Anthropology student’s closely…

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Dr. Piperata receives NSF IRES Grant

Dr. Barbara Piperata receives a 3-year NSF IRES Grant to support international research for undergraduate and graduate students at OSU. The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)…

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Dr. Mandy Agnew receives National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Mandy Agnew on her receipt of a National Institute of Justice Grant for trauma-related forensic anthropology research. Dr. Agnew—an OSU Anthropology alumna—is an affiliated…

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Modeling Pastoral Dynamics

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Moritz (PI) and Dr. Ian Hamilton (EEOB/Mathematics), Dr. Rebecca Garabed (Preventive Veterinary Medicine), and Dr. Jason Thomas (Institute for Population Research…

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Dr. Guatelli-Steinberg and Dr. Scott McGraw awarded NSF Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg (PI), Dr. Scott McGraw (co-PI) and team for their recent award of a National Science Foundation (@NSF) Grant for their project, “Analyzing African…

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Dr. Juno Parreñas receives 2019 Michelle Z Rosaldo Book Prize Award

Congratulations to Dr. Juno Parreñas, Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Department of Anthropology affiliate, who has been awarded the 2019…

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Dr. Jeffrey Cohen receives NSF Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Cohen for his award of a National Science Foundation grant to study the question, “Can the development of niche traditional diet become a pathway to economic success…