Career Stories

Learn more about what our students are doing and have done in the field of anthropology. View even more stories on Grants and Achievements.

Portrait of Professor Maria A Nieves Colón

Dr. Maria Nieves Colón Interviewed for PBS Documentary

She talks about the early history of the Caribbean and colonial impacts in the episode "Echoes of Empires" in VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos.

Post-doc Sofía Pacheco-Fores Receives NSF Award through the Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) program

Post-doc Sofía Pacheco-Fores (Anthropology)

The cover of The Sexual Politics of Empire a collage with a Black person in the center, and a photo of Erin Durban speaking with a microphone

Erin Durban Wins 2024 Lammy Award

The awards were given to outstanding LGBTQ+ published work from 2023.

Papua New Guinea struggles to find the estimated 670 killed in landslide

Department of Anthropology professor David Lipset is quoted in this Washington Post article about the devastating disaster.

Unearthing Voices: A Study of the Korean American Community

Anthropology grad student Samantha Schwartz’s research explores a new archaeological topic—the Korean American community.

Remembering Luther P. Gerlach (1930-2024)

Professor emeritus Luther Paul Gerlach passed away in 2024.

Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Department of Anthropology brings to you its Spring 2024 Newsletter

PhD candidate Laura Pott in a lab coat and gloves, using a pipette in a lab.

The DNA of Diaspora

The Fink Fellowship recipient’s research project is helping to advance their field’s understanding of DNA in the African diaspora.

Selena Bernier in front of an exhibit labeled "Ojibwe Migration"

Forging an Indigenous Narrative: Unearthing Minnesota's Copper Legacy

PhD candidate Selena Bernier shares how the Fink Summer Fellowship helped her find her niche and research direction.

Kieran McNulty Comments on Study of 12 Million-year-old Great Ape

Fossils of the extinct species Pierolapithecus catalaunicus may reveal clues about our origins. McNulty comments on the work that went into the reconstruction.