2017-03-14
- Professor Helaine Silverman has been awarded the Sheth Distinguished Faculty award for International Achievement for her teaching, research, and acts of public service. Read the full story here.
- 2017-02-28 - Read about doctoral students Matthew Go and Amanda Lee's work in Manila at "Grad Life: A behind the scenes look at the graduate experience at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign." The article is available here.
- 2017-02-09 - Click here for more information and an application form (due March 31). Around AD 1050, Cahokia, North America’s first city north of Mexico, was built just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, but after only 300 years, the city was abandoned. Ever since Cahokia was rediscovered by European explorers, the...
- 2017-02-08 - Read more here about Chris Nixon's path from anthropology major at UIUC to Interaction designer at Expedia.
2017-01-20 - Anthropology alumnus Batamaka Somé puts his degree to work bringing relief to developing communities
2017-01-18 - Anthropology doctoral student Jonghyun Park just published an article in Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. Follow this link to read the abstract of the paper.
2017-01-01 - Cris Hughes and Ripan Malhi lend a hand to help Lindsay Trammell untangle the mystery of a Missouri home filled with bones by bringing cutting-edge technologies into the crime lab.
2016-12-01 - A genome study opens a new window on the catastrophic consequences of European colonization for indigenous peoples in that part of the world.
2016-10-24 - Doris Derby receives 2016 LAS Alumni Achievement Award for her work at the intersection of art and integration.
2016-09-26 - Rebecca Stumpf was among six Urbana campus faculty members, including four in the College of LAS, to be named University Scholars. The program recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Rebecca Stumpf, a professor of anthropology, is a biological anthropologist with a research specialization in primatology. Her work...
2016-09-20 - U of I anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy spoke recently on the subject of sexual harassment and assault in higher education at a conference sponsored several prominent scientific societies. This week, Clancy joins a ...
2016-06-01 - Lisa J. Lucero investigations how an ancient civilization lived sustainably