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04/25/2017

Congratulations to undergraduate anthropology students Jennah Thompson-Vasquez and Kaylin D**g, and to PhD candidate Stephanie Levy for their recent presentation in New Orleans, LA.

01/04/2017

Happy New Year and welcome back to campus! We hope everyone had a wonderful first day of classes!

11/29/2016

Free pizza 🍕 happening now in 1810 Hinman Room 104 for our Fall Quarter Meeting 😄!

11/28/2016

Don't forget to join us tomorrow (November 29) at 12:00p.m. in Room 104 at 1810 Hinman Avenue for our Fall Undergraduate Anthropology Society Meeting, Anthropology: Contextualizing World Events. Pizza will be served!

11/21/2016

Hello Majors and Minors!

We, at UAS, Northwestern, hope that it has been a good quarter for everyone so far and that you all have been coping and managing as best you can.

As anthropologists-in-training, we strive to be relevant and understanding as the world continues to change in various ways. Our first meeting of the year, on Tuesday, November 28, 2016 is for this very purpose.

Please join us for our Fall Undergraduate Anthropology Society Meeting, Anthropology: Contextualizing World Events. We will have an open discussion and general meeting of UAS. Pizza will be served. Please refer to the flyer below.

-The Undergraduate Anthropology Society

09/22/2015

Join us at 1810 Hinman next Friday to learn more about Anthropology, meet Professors, and eat free food!!

09/18/2015

Amazing new finds in Omega-3 metabolism in Inuit population! A clear demonstration of the need to study diverse populations!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/science/inuit-study-adds-twist-to-omega-3-fatty-acids-health-story.html

A new study found that ancestors of the Inuit evolved unique genetic adaptations for eating a diet rich in fish and whale meat.

05/21/2015

We are now accepting applications for the position of Vice President!
http://goo.gl/forms/l6ZKTWij4H

05/20/2015

Free Milk and Cookies at our Research Roundtable! Starting now!

05/17/2015

Anthropology can be used in a variety of ways, from studying the Agta of the Philippines to the Upper East Side GLAM Stay-At-Home-Moms.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/opinion/sunday/poor-little-rich-women.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000

I studied the women of the Upper East Side as if they were a tribe in a faraway land.

05/13/2015

This is big news! Maritime Archaeology (also known as underwater archaeology) is an emerging field that studies how people interacted with bodies of water, specifically focusing on boats and trade routes.

http://archaeology.org/news/3283-150513-australia-unidentified-shipwreck

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—An underwater vehicle searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 has found a shipwreck off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean. The images taken by the automated underwater vehicle reveal an anchor, a box-shaped object, and black rocks that may be coal s…

05/13/2015

Are you interested in Chicago's rich history, and what archaeology can tell us about it? Or maybe you are interested in archaeology, but don't have the time or money to get field experience abroad.

Check out this opportunity through Lake Forest College!

Urban archaeologist and Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Rebecca Graff will lead the archaeological digs, the first of which will take place July 6–31, 2015 at the Charnley-Persky House in Chicago, in partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians.

More details on project here:
https://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/summer/session/archaeology.php

Details on cost and need based grants here:
https://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/summer/session/visiting.php

Please contact Dr. Graff ([email protected]) for more details.

This initiative will help people to understand the history right under their feet, informing the daily lives of Chicagoans past, present, and future. -Professor Rebecca Graff