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KSU ANTHROPOLOGISTS AWARDED 2020 IgNOBEL PRIZE!!!
Sept. 18, 2020
Join us in congratulating our cutting edge anthropologists, Drs. Metin Eren, Michelle Bebber, Mary Ann Raghanti and graduate students (past and present) Dusty Norris (’20), Alyssa Perrone (’20), Ashley Rutkoski (’19), and Mike Wilson!
Read More »PhD Candidate Danielle Jones becomes SAi Fellow
Sept. 16, 2020
Join us in congratulating Danielle Jones, PhD candidate on becoming a Fellow with the ! The SAi program provides mentorship and support to graduate student Fellows to increase public understanding and…
Read More »Dr. Michelle Bebber's research featured in the Columbus Dispatch
June 1, 2020
Dr. Michelle Bebber's research on ceramic arrowheads featured in the Columbus Dispatch- read all about it here:
Discover Magazine features KSU Experimental Archaeology Lab's research
April 29, 2020
Discover Magazine (on-line and in print!) featured a story from the Experimental Archaeology Laboratory- !
Read More »PhD Candidate Danielle Jones receives award for virtual poster presentation at TAGC
April 22, 2020
Join us in congratulating PhD candidate Danielle Jones on receiving an award for her…
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NSF Award Helps °µÍø½ûÇø Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
Oct. 9, 2019
The (NSF) recently awarded °µÍø½ûÇø a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to
Understanding What Makes Captive Gorilla Hearts Tick
June 27, 2019
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., anthropology professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences at °µÍø½ûÇø, is involved in a collaborative research project to examine heart disease in gorillas.
Read More »From the lab: The hominid ilium is shaped by a synapomorphic growth mechanism that is unique within primates
June 26, 2019
PhD candidate Dexter Zirkle and Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy have examined the development of the human hip joint, and report that its growth is uniquely determined by a special mechanism that is shared only by humans and our direct ancestors (i.e., hominids).…
Read More »From the lab: Gorilla cardiac disease is linked to adiposity in captive gorillas
June 26, 2019
We’ve known for some time that heart disease is prevalent in captive gorilla populations and is a leading cause of death.
Read More »NIKUMBUKE! Guest Lecture by Dr. Araceli Alonso, University of Wisconsin-Madison
April 19, 2019
Please join us for "NIKUMBUKE! Anthropology in Action: Women's Global Health and Human Rights", a lecture by . When: Thursday, May 2, 3:45 pm Where: 143 Lowry Hall
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