2023-10-09
- The Maya built and maintained reservoirs that were in use for more than 1,000 years, writes University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Lisa Lucero in a perspective in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These reservoirs provided potable water for thousands to tens of...
2023-10-06 - Join us in congratulating anthropology graduate student Sahara Zitlali Vilchis for winning a Center for Indigenous Science scholarship! Vilchis works in Ripan Malhi’s (CIS co-leader/GNDP/GSP/IGOH) Molecular Anthropology Lab where she investigates the diets of individuals from an ancient Native American tribe in the Northern Californian Coast. Read about Sahara and the other awardees...
2023-10-05 - Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Gilberto Rosas for being selected to co-lead the third Mellon-funded Interseminars Initiative project at the Humanities Research Institute alongside Erik McDuffie (African American Studies and History) and Gisela Sin (Political Science)! Read the full announcement here ➡ go.illinois.edu/...
2023-10-03 - The AAA and CASCA boards reached a decision to remove the session “Let’s Talk about Sex Baby: Why biological sex remains a necessary analytic category in anthropology” from the AAA/CASCA 2023 conference program. This decision was based on extensive consultation and was reached in the spirit of respect for our values, in order to ensure the safety and dignity of all of our members, as well as the...
2023-10-02 - At Illinois Anthropology we have incredible faculty and graduate students teaching! Check out the faculty and graduate students who made the Spring 2023 semester CITL List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students: * BISHOP, Kate -...
2023-09-24 - Read this JSTOR Daily News article on a project in which UIUC archaeologists Chris Fennell, George Calfas, Tatiana Niculescu, Rebecca Schumann, Shawn Fields, and UIUC field school students unearthed the early site of 19th century works by African-American potter Dave Drake...
2023-09-22 - Major congratulations to SEAM doctoral student Zoe Doubles for winning the Illinois Archaeological...
2023-09-11 - Graduate students Anena Majumdar, Ella Goulding, Katie Maag, and Hwajung Kim who Professor Helaine Silverman took to New Philadelphia on a "Mythic Mississippi Project" field trip on September 9, 2023.
2023-09-08 - Researchers investigated the relationship between historical traumatic events experienced by Alaska Native communities and epigenetic markers on genes that previous studies have linked to trauma. The new study found a similar pattern among Alaska Native participants, with specific epigenetic differences observed in those who reported experiencing the most intense symptoms of distress when...
2023-09-07 - Please give a warm welcome to the new faculty in Anthropology!
2023-09-06 - Big congratulations to anthropology graduate students Jackie Abing, Nathalie Martinez, and anthropology faculty Jessica Greenberg for being selected as HRI fellows for the 23 - 24 AY!
2023-08-19 - Dr. Jane Desmond, Prof. of Anthropology and Affiliate Faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected for a 2023-2024 Fellowship in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, a program designed for a dozen thought leaders selected from among applicants from around the world who wish to deepen their work in bioethics. Fellows are chosen on the basis of their...
2023-07-20 - Professor Laura Shackelford and collaborators, including Fabrice Demeter, professor of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, have been excavating in Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos for the last fifteen years. Among their most valuable findings were modern human remains which change our perceptions about human migration in Laos. Read more at...
2023-07-18 - We've spent summer semester updating our department website and social media platforms! Take time to connect with us over on our different platforms: LinkedIn Page Facebook Page Instagram username: @uiucanthro Twitter username: @UIUCAnthro And take time to browse through...
2023-07-12 - Anthropology graduate student Alana Ackerman spent the summer working with community partner Immigrant Services of Champaign-Urbana. The purpose of this organization is to help immigrant families overcome their adversities and together build a future where their assets and talents fulfill their hopes and dreams. Alana's partnership with...