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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…

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…

PhD Candidate Mackie O'Hara named Presidential Fellow
Congratulations to Mackie O’Hara, recipient of a Presidential Fellowship in Autumn 2019. Mackie is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology, and is one of eleven graduate students in the…

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…

Hunger Games: The politics of violence, victimhood and deservingness among Central American and Mexican (Im)Migrants
In a talk that Dr. Wendy Vogt gave in the Department of Anthropology on 18 October 2019, she addressed emerging global transit journeys and in particular, the journey of Central American …

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…

Jeffrey Cohen co-chairs panel at the Royal Geographic Society
On August 29, Dr. Jeffrey Cohen co-chaired a panel at the Royal Geographic Society annual conference in London, England. Dr. Cohen’s panel “Prospects in Migration Theory: What is Next?” created a…

Butch Wright awarded a CLAS Fellowship
Anthropology Graduate Student Butch Wright was one of 19 students awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for the 2019-2020 Academic Year by CLAS (Center for Latin American…

Jeffrey Cohen moderates migration conference in Jamaica
Professor of anthropology Jeffrey H. Cohen joined the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and MIEUX (Migration EU experts) at a recent conference…