Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. David partnered with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications to create a fully functional, user-friendly online tool for African and African American genealogy and the Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program....

Join Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program Kick-Off Meeting by registering online with Rep Carol Ammons for an online informative session on...

As a National Geographic Explorer, Laura's research focuses on the evolution of our species, Homo sapiens, as a background to understanding recent human diversity. In the February edition of National Geographic, her recent work is rewriting human history. Read the full piece via...

In this feature, the Ilinois News Bureau highlights Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet (2025) by Dr. Lisa J. Lucero and how she proposes a more sustainable social order modeled on the Maya’s worldview. Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet is...

Join us in congratulating Dr. Lisa Lucero on the 2025 publication of her book Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet (2025) from Oxford University Press! The book is available as ...

Mother Jones reporter Madison Pauly speaks with Dr. Kathryn Clancy to understand the vast potential consequences of the White House’s new definition of sex in this January 2025 article....

The November 2024 issue of the Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage is available online. 

August Hoffman is a 2024–2025 HRI Graduate Fellow. His current project centers on the political ecology between humans, the state, wolves, and wolfdog crosses or “hybrids” as it manifests through the contexts of the exotic pet trade, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife management...

Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Jenny Davis publishes essay, 'Home-Carrying—A Repatriation Trip to Vanuatu 100 Years in the Making' in SAPIENS. Read the essay here.