Faculty News

Prof. Robert Hefner at the G20/R20 Religion Forum

From November 2 to 3, 2022, Robert (Bob) Hefner of the Department of Anthropology attended the G20 Religion Forum (R20) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.  The Religion 20 Forum was a special sub-meeting within the general G20 forum, announced as an “International Summit of Religious Leaders” and entitled, “Revealing Nurturing Religion as a Source of […]

NEH Ajami Project: New Resources

The Boston University NEH Ajami Project led by Prof. Fallou Ngom and Dr. Daivi Rodima-Taylor pleased to share new resources! Their project, entitled Ajami Literacy and the Expansion of Literacy and Islam: The Case of West Africa, has digitized a unique selection of manuscripts in Ajami and created related multimedia resources to be made widely […]

READ: Grad Christian Gagnon and Prof. Schmitt’s publication

Congratulations to graduate student Christian Gagnon and Professor Christopher Schmitt on their new publication! “Evidence of selection in the uncoupling protein 1 gene region suggests local adaptation to solar irradiance in savanna monkeys (Chlorocebus spp.)” was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B on September 14. Their research found evidence for […]

Professor Merav Shohet selected by the Medical Anthropology Student Association to receive the 2022 Carole H. Browner Undergraduate Student Mentorship Award

Congratulations to Professor Merav Shohet who has been selected by the Medical Anthropology Student Association to receive the 2022 Carole H. Browner Undergraduate Student Mentorship Award!  “The Carole H. Browner Undergraduate Student Mentor Award recognizes excellence in undergraduate student mentorship in medical anthropology and is aimed at scholars who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to teaching and mentorship […]

Prof Eva Garrett cited in Popular Science article on “vabbing”

READ HERE: https://www.popsci.com/…/vabbing-tiktok-human-pheromones/ Popular Science article cites Assistant Prof Eva Garrett on “vabbing.” With TikTok now picking up on this practice of enhancing “natural human pheromones,” more people are giving vabbing a spin. But can you really attract a partner by luring them in with your vaginal secretions? Well, Eva Garrett, an assistant professor of anthropology from Boston […]

Congrats to PhD candidates, Jacob Tischer & Aizaz Younas

CURA Colloquium Fellows Announced! Congratulations to Jacob Tischer & Aizaz Younas! We are proud to announce the fellows for the upcoming year for the CURA Colloquium we cosponsor with the School of Theology. Click the link below to view their profiles, and stay tuned for the Fall schedule. Everyone is welcome to attend, as long as […]