July 12, 2018 Working with plants in the present and the past, Ph.D. candidate Gabby Purcell has split her summer between dissertation research in the lab, and an internship with the UNC Edible Campus program. Her dissertation research involves looking … Read more
July 5, 2018 Report from the First Week of Excavation at the UNC Archaeology and Bioarcheology Field School in Peru Aidan Paul This summer marks the 20th annual UNC Chapel Hill archaeological field school in Peru’s Moche valley, the birthplace … Read more
June 15, 2018 A dog may be man’s best friend, but the relationship is far more complex than most folks think. That’s what students in a Maymester course titled Canine Cultures discovered while using sociocultural anthropology research methods and concepts. … Read more
May 14, 2018 Congratulations to the Anthropology class of 2018! Watch the ceremony here
May 9, 2018. This semester Angela Stuesse had some success securing internal research support, including a Junior Faculty Development Award, a University Research Council Grant, and a CFE Research Communication Grant to support her new book project, #FreeDany: Dreaming & … Read more
May 7, 2018 Katie Barrett received a Royster award for the dissertation completion. Ashley Peles was awarded fellowship support for dissertation completion. Anusha Hariharan has been awarded an off-campus dissertation award. David Cranford defended his dissertation and accepted a position … Read more
May 3, 2018 Lauren Nareau received a Wenner-Gren Dissertation fieldwork Grant, as well as the Summer Research Fellowship from the Graduate School for her research in Cuba. Sugandh Gupta was awarded three fellowships for her summer fieldwork project, “Experiencing Addiction and … Read more
Department of Anthropology Statement Concerning UNC’s Confederate Monument Anthropology is a discipline of engagement with social issues that matter. As such, anthropologists are acutely aware of inequality and the way that systems of power marshal words, symbols, and even silences to … Read more
April 26, 2018 Caroline Owens received the Spielvogel Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student Presentation or Poster and Isa Godinez who received the Edward E. Hunt, Jr. Award for Outstanding Graduate Presentation or Poster. Effects of psychosocial stress and BMI on c-reactive protein in a … Read more
April 25, 2018 For the past four years Professor Silvia Tomaskova has been teaching a large lecture class on Prehistoric Art, a survey of creativity around the globe, from the emergence of “art” in Africa to current creative production of … Read more
