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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…
Leigh Oldershaw receives Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Service
During Tuesday afternoon’s monthly board meeting (on Zoom!) for the Anthropology Public Outreach Program (APOP), included two unexpected guests: the Department of Anthropology Chair, Dr. Kris…
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…
Mark Anthony Arceño Discusses Vineyard Research
As part of his dissertation work, Ph.D. candidate Mark Anthony Arceño has been conducting research since February 2018 in central Ohio on winegrowers' experiences with environmental change. In the…
Butch Wright, Steven Rhue, and Alex Tuggle awarded Tinker Grants
The Tinker Field Research Grants are awarded for use for travel and field-related expenses for brief periods of pre-dissertation field research in Latin America. The grants are intended to…
Emily Wolfe-Sherrie Receives NSF DDRIG
To support student research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) offers the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) for each subfield. The NSF’s Biological Anthropology Program…
Melissa Clark awarded Graduate Associate Teaching Award
Every year, The Ohio State University selects ten graduate students to bestow the Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) upon. This award is renowned as, “Ohio State’s highest recognition of the…
Larsen wins Cozzarelli Prize for research into ancient city
Distinguished University Professor of anthropology Clark Larsen was awarded the 2019 Cozzarelli Prize from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (…
Emily Wolfe-Sherrie studies Maternal Mental Well-being in Mexico
“My dissertation research explores how postpartum social support affects maternal postpartum depression, and whether oxytocin mediates the relationship,” explains Emily Wolfe-Sherrie, a…