Comparing ancient and modern DNA helps us understand human evolution. The anthropological genetics lab seeks to reconstruct histories and draw connections between ancient and…
Allison Makovec finds that her double major in biology, society, and environment and anthropology is a great preparation to reach her medical school goals.
Anthropology professor Kieran McNulty is lead author of two new studies recently published in Science and organizer of the decade-long Research on East African Catarrhine and…
Congratulations to alumna Emma Burns (BA '11, anthropology) for being recognized in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2023 40 Under 40 list for her nonprofit work.
This two-week, immersive career-diversity experience provides tools, values exercises, and space for 25 humanities PhD students to imagine their professional futures.
CLA's Public Life Project engages students in productive discussion and dialogue across differences, no matter how they might identify themselves on the social-political…
The Anthropology Undergraduate Prize Winners for the 2021 calendar year have been recognized by the Department of Anthropology for their class or capstone papers in the fields…
With a passion for African studies, new professor Bula Wayessa discusses how he plans on using his expertise to inspire students to learn more about the African continent.
The course will use “story maps” to illustrate past and present injustices against local Indigenous communities, and its implications extend well beyond the classroom.
Anthropology doctoral student Caroline Doenmez focuses on the role of indigenous birth workers in keeping families together. She is CLA’s inaugural RIGS (Race, Indigeneity…
Alumnae Lindsey Dietz (PhD '16, statistics) and Samantha Thi Porter (PhD '19, anthropology) are featured in If/Then, an exhibit that comprises more than 120 3D printed statues…
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…
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…
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…
The Department of Anthropology very much hopes to admit an incoming class of PhD students in each sub-field (Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Sociocultural Anthropology)…
