PhD candidate Kathleen Forste publishes open access article on ancient agriculture
PhD candidate Kathleen Forste published a new article on agricultural economy during the Early Islamic period at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima, Israel, in Ethnobiology Letters. It is open access and available to read and download here: https://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/issue/view/31
Congratulations to the new Dr. Andrea Blackburn!
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Blackburn, who successfully defended her dissertation virtually over Zoom. Her dissertation is titled “Orangutan seed dispersal effectiveness and spatial distribution patterns”. Way to go, Andrea!!
Anthropology undergraduate student Victoria Zdanowicz awarded prestigious Buck Scholarship!
The department congratulates Victoria Zdanowicz, an outstanding junior, majoring in Biological Anthropology, with a minor inBiology, for being awarded the prestigious Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship. The Buck Scholarship fund has been in existence since 1917 and the scholarship is one of the highest honors bestowed on undergraduates at BU. Victoria is an executive board member […]
New Gunung Palung Orangutan Project publication!
The Gunung Palung Orangutan Project, directed by Professor Cheryl Knott, published an article in the journal Biological Conservation reflecting on 25 years of research in Indonesia, and contributed to an article on ethical challenges of research in the tropics. Other BU members who contributed to this work include: Dr. Erin Kane, Postdoctoral Associate Andrea Blackburn, […]
PhD candidate Noha Roushdy to present research in Urban Inequalities Workshop
Mark your calendars! Noha Roushdy will present on her dissertation research this Friday March 5 @ 2:30PM as part of BU’s Urban Inequalities Workshop, part of BU’s Initiative on Cities. See the calendar for more details!
Professor Hodges-Simeon and PhD candidate Graham Albert publish new article
Professor Carolyn Hodges-Simeon, PhD candidate Graham Albert, and BU alum Graham Gail and collagues publish new article in Scientific Reports on testosterone therapy. Congratulations! Read the article here.
Professor Knott and PhD candidate Faye Harwell co-author book chapter on chimpanzees
Dr. Cheryl Knott and PhD candidate, Faye Harwell, author the first chapter “Ecological Risk and the Evolution of Great Ape Life Histories” in this new book, “Chimpanzees in Context”. Congratulations! Read more about the book here.
Anya Bounar completed exams!
Congratulations to Anya Bounar, who has successfully completed her comprehensive exams! Way to go, Anya!
Anthropology in the Works Club mentorship program
The Anthropology in the Works Club is organizing a mentorship program, pairing undergraduates and graduates! If you are interested in being a mentor or a mentee, please fill out one of these forms: Graduate Student Application Undergraduate Student Application
Lindsay Gifford (GRS ’09) has accepted Research Faculty position at University of Chicago.
Lindsay Gifford (Ph.D. 2009) has accepted a Research Faculty position at the University of Chicago and will be moving on from her former position as an Assistant Professor of International Studies and Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco.