Faculty promotions!
Professor David Carballo and Professor Shahla Haeri have been promoted to the rank of full professor! A big congratulations to both!
Research by Professor Hodges-Simeon and BU alum Graham Gail featured on The Brink
Novel research on testosterone therapy conducted by Professor Carolyn Hodges-Simeon and Anthropology alum Graham Gail is featured in BU’s research magazine, The Brink. Read the article here!
Professor Catherine West planned and participated in the Pardee Center’s virtual symposium on oceans
On March 3, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host a virtual symposium titled “Oceans Past, Present & Future: Historical Ecology & Circumpolar Fisheries Management.” The symposium was convened by Prof. Catherine West as part of her work as a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. The symposium was co-sponsored […]
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, […]
New volume edited by Professor Smith-Hefner available now!
After delay due to the coronoavirus pandemic, “Waithood: Gender, Education, and Gloal Delays in Marriage and Childbearing” edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Nancy J. Smith-Hefner is now available!
Professor Haeri’s book discussed on review podcast
Professor Shahla Haeri’s newest book, “The Unforgettable Queens of Islam,” was featured on the Islamicate Book Reviews YouTube channel. Check out what Dr. al-Azami and Dr. Anchassi have to say about the ways in which Professor Haeri’s work influences the way we think female rulers in Islamic history by watching the video here.
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.
Professor Hefner gives virtual lecture at Georgetown University
Professor Hefner will give a talk at the Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs on Thursday, January 14, 2021 via Zoom. The lecture will be recorded and post for viewing here.
Professor Jenny White to publish new graphic novel!
A member of the BU Anthropology Family, Prof. Jenny White’s new book will be out this coming spring with Princeton University Press. In this graphic novel, entitled Turkish Kaleidoscope: Fractured Lives in a Time of Violence, Prof. White and illustrator Ergün Gündüz trace the stories of four students in Turkey in the 1970s. Congratulations, Jenny! Read […]