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Recent PhD Carolyn Hurst was awarded the Ellis R. Kerley Scholarship
Recent PhD Carolyn Hurst was awarded the Ellis R. Kerley Scholarship from the Kerley Foundation in February 2013. “The Ellis R. Kerley Forensic Sciences Foundation was established in 2000 in memory of Ellis R. Kerley Ph.D., Forensic Anthropologist (1924-1998). Ellis R. Kerley, one of the leading anthropologists, was a pioneer force in the creation of Forensic Anthropology. The Foundation, a charitable […]
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Latest Issue of the Department of Anthropology Newsletter – Spring, 2013
Our latest issue of the Department of Anthropology Newsletter (Spring, 2013) is out! Be sure to check out the latest news!
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Recent graduate Nick Passalacqua (Ph.D., 2012) was awarded J. Lawrence Angel Award
Recent graduate Nick Passalacqua (Ph.D., 2012) was awarded the J. Lawrence Angel Award from the Physical Anthropology section, along with his co-author Kyle McCormick. The J. Lawrence Angel award is presented for the best student paper from the prior year’s meetings . Passalacqua and McMormick’s winning paper, presented at the 2012 meeting, was titled, “A Comparison of […]
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Graduate student Julie Fleischman and recent graduate Cate Bird (PhD, 2013) were awarded Student Travel Grants by the Forensic Sciences Foundation
Graduate student Julie Fleischman and recent graduate Cate Bird (PhD, 2013) were awarded Student Travel Grants by the Forensic Sciences Foundation. Travel grants are awarded to assist with travel expenses in attending the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting. Both students received their grants to travel to and present at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of […]
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Newly Launched Praxis Network Includes MSU Anthropology’s Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Praxis Network, a new partnership of graduate and undergraduate programs that emphasize innovative models of methodological training and collaborative research. Part of the Mellon funded Scholarly Communication Institute’s current work on rethinking graduate education the Praxis Network provides a closer look at selected programs that have taken unusual […]
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Sabrina Perlman Receives Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Sabrina Perlman, ANP graduate student, has won the Rita S. Gallin award for Best Graduate Student Paper from the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen). Her award-winning paper is entitled “Native American Women and Diabetes: Voices in Suffering and Solutions.”
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Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles E. Cleland receives 2012 Midwest Archaeological Conference Distinguished Career Award
Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles E. Cleland received the 2012 Midwest Archaeological Conference Distinguished Career Award http://www.midwestarchaeology.org/distinguished-career-award/ from outgoing President George Milner at the Annual Business Meeting. Last year’s recipient was Department of Anthropology Professor, Dr. William A. Lovis.
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Andy Upton (ANP Graduate Student) on winning 2nd place in the Annual Student Paper Competition at the 2012 Midwest Archaeological Conference
Congratulations to Andy Upton (Department of Anthropology PhD Student) who was awarded 2nd place in the Annual Student Paper Competition for his paper entitled: “Preliminary Testing of the Efficacy of Shell Tempering as a Proto-Hominy Processor.”
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Sylvia Deskaj Receives AIA Graduate Student Travel Award
Sylvia Deskaj (Ph.D. Candidate) has been awarded an Archaeological Institute of America Graduate Student Travel Award. Sylvia will give a paper presentation at the 2013 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the American Philological Association (APA) Joint Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. She will present a paper (co-authored by Dr. Anastasia Papathanasiou, Greek Ministry of […]
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Fall 2012 – Newsletter
Great news – The Fall 2012 issue of the Department of Anthropology’s newsletter is out!