READ: Prof. Marston’s article, “Early millet cultivation, subsistence diversity, and wild plant use at Neolithic Anle, Lower Yangtze, China
Lab alumna Yiyi Tang (CAS ’21, GRS ’21) and Marston are co-authors on a new article, “Early millet cultivation, subsistence diversity, and wild plant use at Neolithic Anle, Lower Yangtze, China,” published in The Holocene (access it here). In the article, which is based on Yiyi’s MA project, we present evidence for a diversified agricultural system, focused on […]
Prof. Robert Hefner interviewed by the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Click link below for the published seven-page interview, “Why there are grounds for optimism in Indonesia, even in an age of global democratic regression.” Melbourne Asia Review, an initiative of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Cathy Harper editor and interviewer. https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/interview-why-there-are-grounds-for-optimism-in-indonesia-even-in-an-age-of-global-democratic-regression/
Prof. Marston featured in The BU Brink
Professor John Marston’s research is featured in The Brink: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/what-ancient-toilets-can-teach-us-about-maya-life-and-tamales/
Prof. Carolyn Hodges-Simeon featured in BU Today
Professor Carolyn Hodges-Simeon was interviewed by BU Today about what it’s like being faculty-in-residence in Myles Standish Hall. Check out the article in BU Today: For This Family of Four, Myles Standish Hall Is Home: Anthropology prof Carolyn Hodges-Simeon is one of BU’s 15 faculty-in-residence
Prof. Robert Hefner delivers the annual Franz lecture at Gordon College
Professor Robert Hefner gave the 28th annual Franz Lecture at Gordon College on April 7, 2022. Hefner’s lecture was titled “A Common Crisis of Public Ethics? Citizenship and Pluralism in Muslim and Western Nations.” Read more about the talk here: 28th Annual Franz Lecture Hefner Delivers Gordon College’s Annual Franz Lecture
Prof. White’s Boston Ethnography Class Takes on Fenway Park
Prof. White’s AN309, Boston: An Ethnographic Approach class took a trip to Fenway Park! The class focuses on exploring Boston through an ethnographic lens, so visiting Fenway Park on a beautiful Spring day could not be better!
Prof. Christopher Schmitt selected as the 2022 faculty recipient of the Susan K. Jackson Award
Congratulations to Prof. Christopher Schmitt, who has been selected as the 2022 faculty recipient of the Susan K. Jackson Award! This award honors those people who create and nurture community in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Prof. Luke Glowacki featured in the Center for Innovation in Social Science newsletter
Professor Luke Glowacki was featured in this month’s newsletter by the Center for Innovation in Social Science! Click here to read the news feature! https://www.bu.edu/ciss/people/faculty-affiliate-of-the-month/
Professor Christopher Schmitt elected Vice President of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics
Professor Christopher Schmitt has been elected Vice President of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics. He will serve one year as Vice President, during which time he will organize a joint symposium for AAAG with the American Association of Biological Anthropologists for their annual meeting in Reno in 2023, after which he will transition to serving as […]
Prof. Eva Garrett speaks at the Coolidge Corner theatre
Assistant Professor Eva Garrett spoke at the Coolidge Corner Movie Theater’s Science on Screen Series. Her lecture, “The Evolution of Olfaction in Primates” accompanied a film showing of Polyester which was presented in its original Odorama.