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Winners of the ‘Best Project in Anthropology’, Calendar Year 2020

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Please join us in congratulating the following students for exceptionally well-researched, well-written, and creative projects submitted for a course or capstone during the 2020 calendar year!

Creativity in Anthropology

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Despite the challenges of a pandemic year, our students have continued to shine. They have shown exceptional resilience and creativity, crafting projects which help us think anthropologically about how we learn and share knowledge in the university. Below are just a couple of examples of how undergraduate students in our courses this past year have expressed their thoughtful ingenuity. Enjoy!

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Anthropology Office Staff Working Remotely

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The Anthropology Front Office Staff is here to help you.

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Maria Nieves Colón Joins Our Faculty

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Meet Maria Nieves Colón, the newest member of our faculty. She is an anthropological geneticist who uses both ancient DNA and modern genomics tools to examine the history and evolution of Caribbean and Latin American populations.

Update on Fall 2021 Anthropology Ph.D. Graduate Admissions

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The Department of Anthropology very much hopes to admit an incoming class of PhD students in each sub-field (Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Sociocultural Anthropology) for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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COVID Through the Eyes of Historians: Jean O'Brien

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How did we have to change plans to commemorate the pilgrims landing in Plymouth?

Megan Moore awarded IDF at MCPS

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Megan Moore (Anthropology) has been awarded an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) with the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Meet Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez, Inaugural RIGS Fellow

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RIGS' first interdisciplinary doctoral fellowship will support Doenmez's research on Indigenous women’s birthing experiences

Racial Justice Protests and Social Change: Connecting Local Movements, Stories,...

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This virtual workshop hosted by the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop (ICW) will focus on the dynamics of protest in historical and comparative perspective, and the political, social, and cultural impact of protest, examining the conditions under which protests produce, or fail to produce, enduring institutional, cultural, and personal change.

Policing, Public Policy, and Racial Justice: Stories and Analysis from Minneapolis...

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This virtual workshop hosted by the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop (ICW) will explore the historical roots of our contemporary model of policing, racist policing practices and cultures, and various public policy proposals for transforming policing and ensuring racial justice.

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