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Forensic Program Featured on Around The Oval

We are excited to be featured on Around The Oval for our approved and first-of-its kind forensic anthropology program in the United States! Check out the story in Around the Oval!

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Tessa Cannon Featured in The Lantern: For The Love of Primates Sanctuary

PhD Candidate Tessa Cannon was recently featured in the OSU newspaper The Lantern for her organization For The Love of Primates' work to obtain and open a primate sanctuary in in Central Ohio. You…

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Elizabeth Holdsworth A Story of Us Interview

Check out the newest edition of the A Story of Us podcast presented by The Anthropology Public Outreach Program at The Ohio State University Department of Anthropology with our newest faculty hire…

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DEM3 Anthropology Research and Development Fund

The new DEM3 Anthropology Research and Development Fund provides support for research and conference related expenses, including travel, equipment, supplies, lodging, meals, and registration fees…

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Nick Kawa NPR Appearance about the Anthropocene

Nick Kawa recently appeared on the Morning Edition of NPR to discuss the selection by geologists of the timeframe for the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch presented by human intervention in…

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New Paper in Human Ecology

Our very own Mark Moritz and Chelsea Hunter just published a collaborative piece in Human Ecology about pastoralism and livestock population growth! You can read the complete article pdf. …

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Summer Fieldwork 2023 OSU Anthropology

Reading more about the ongoing work in the field by our graduate students!
You can view their biographies below or on our Instagram page.

Andrew Mitchel
Andrew spent a month…

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Coming this Fall: the Forensic Anthropology Major!

For information on this new major, contact our Undergraduate Advisor, Cameron Beason (614) 292-6961.

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Dr. Douglas Crews TEDx Talk on Evolutionary Medicine

Please check out Dr. Douglas Crews' TEDx entitled Evolutionary Perspectives on Illness and Medicine! Evolutionary Medicine explores our evolved biology as underlying disease and illness in today’s…