“Most Primate Species Threatened With Extinction”

Jan. 26, 2017

Forest regeneration through seed dispersal. Photo credit: Alain Houle Joanna Lambert co-authored landmark research covered recently in the New York Times . Our fellow primates are in dire straits: … In a study of unprecedented scope, a team of 31 primatologists has analyzed every known species of primate to judge...

“Haircuts and Billionaires” - Anthropologists in Space

Jan. 26, 2017

Willi Lempert (PhD candidate) just finished his first podcast. Titled " Haircuts and Billionaires ," it's the first in a three part AnthroPod series on the anthropology of outer space. Dr. David Valentine discusses topics as varied as haircuts in space, the colonization of Mars, and the rise of the...

Erin Hughes gave successful defense of her Master’s thesis

Jan. 25, 2017

Erin Hughes gave a successful defense of her Master’s thesis on Tuesday and will be awarded the MA in May. Her research was on Cutting Corners: The Transition from Corner to Side Notched Points During the Central Plains Tradition . Three cheers for Erin and advisor Doug Bamforth .

Meryleen Mena awarded CARTSS Graduate Student Funds

Jan. 6, 2017

Meryleen Mena (PhD candidate) has garnered another award. CARTSS awarded her $1000 in Graduate Student Funds in support of her project entitled Women Detained: Justice and Institutional Violence in the San Paulo Criminal Justice System.

Ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar: Going, going, gone?

Dec. 21, 2016

Professor Michelle Sauther. The ring-tailed lemur, an iconic primate that is emblematic of the wild and wonderful creatures inhabiting the tropical island of Madagascar, is in big trouble. According to a new study by the University of Victoria in British Columbia and CU Boulder, the number of ring-tailed lemurs among...

Kelly O’Toole and Sara Stiehl passed their comprehensive exams

Dec. 20, 2016

Kelly O’Toole and Sara Stiehl have passed their comprehensive exams and will be awarded the MA in May 2017. Congratulations to them and to advisors, Terrry McCabe and Carla Jones .

Danielle Merriman awarded a Jean Bovard Sanville Graduate Fellowship

Dec. 15, 2016

Danielle Merriman (PhD candidate) has been awarded a Jean Bovard Sanville Graduate Fellowship in the Social Sciences in the amount of $2000 for scholarly achievement in the areas of international and cross-cultural understanding. Merriman’s research explores the creation of visual art in Colombia as it relates to the past and...

Payson Sheets’ Cerén site graces the cover of the new Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology

Dec. 15, 2016

Payson Sheets’ Cerén site Structure 4 graces the cover of the new Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology , Editors: Gilbert, Allan S. He also has an article about the site inside. Available from Springer.

Andie Ang Hui Fang gives successful doctoral dissertation defense

Dec. 14, 2016

Andie Ang Hui Fang has given a successful defense of her doctoral dissertation: Genetic Variability, Diet Metabarcoding, and Conservation of Colobine Primates in Vietnam and will earn the title of PhD in May. Congratulations to Andie and her advisor, Bert Covert .

Gutierrez wins fellowship from American Council of Learned Societies

Dec. 5, 2016

Gerardo Gutierrez , is one of three UCB professors to be awarded a prestigious American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship . ACLS fellowships afford scholars the opportunity to spend six to 12 months researching and writing full time. The program awards fellowships of up to $70,000 each. Gutierrez’s project studies...

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