News & Events
- Alison Cool's article Europe’s Data Protection Law Is a Big, Confusing Mess in the New York Times is bringing anthropological research to bear on a crucial and timely issue. We are delighted to see this in the NYT. Well done Alison!
- Jason Chiupka (MA ’08) bought a CRM firm that has just been granted a $50 million contract by the Bureau of Reclamation. Among the projects for Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants, Inc. will be the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in
- Cody Newton gave a successful defense of his dissertation on Equestrian Hunter-Gatherers and the Animal Trade of the Western Great Plains and Adjacent Rocky Mountains, 1800–1860. A major accomplishment, not least because he completed it while
- Bert Covert and former advisee, Quyet Le, have been invited to present at the 4th Jane Goodall Institute Lecture Series in Singapore, if any of you plan to be in the neighborhood May 27.
- Erin Smith gave a successful defense of her thesis on Near infrared spectroscopy and bone preservation for completion of the MA. Congratulations to Erin and advisor, Matt Sponheimer.
- Oliver Paine (PhD candidate) was interviewed for KGNU radio’s annual "How on Earth" special. Each year around graduation, they invite a few graduating PhDs in the sciences & engineering to talk about their thesis work, grad school experience,
- Tessa Branyan-Martin has completed the requirements for the MA. Congrats to her and advisor, Cathy Cameron.
- Jenny Washabaugh passed her Quals and has advanced from the PhD track to official PhD program status.
- Page McClean passed her Prospectus Defense and will enter candidacy for the PhD.
- Magda Stawkowski (PhD ’14) landed a tenure-track job at the University of South Carolina. She turned down an offer from UT Austin in favor of USC. She’s currently a Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at