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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
Anthropology faculty recognized in the latest developments on UAlbany faculty and staff as Professor and Chair Marilyn Masson was awarded $295,743 from the National Science Foundation for an archeological project and Adam Gordon, associate professor, has been invited as a Fellow at the Durham University Institute of Advanced Study for the 2023 Michaelmas term.
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‘University at Albany Week’ Airs on WAMC’s The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute airs on 70 NPR-affiliated stations in the United States and Canada and is shared online via Inside Higher Education.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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Department Honors 2023 Human Biology Award Winners
This year’s Human Biology Award winners were honored at the Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Awards Luncheon. Congratulation class of 2023!
Students, with UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez stand on either side of a presentation board titled, "An Investigation into Peak Limb Compliance in College Sprinters." President Rodríguez is wearing a gray suit and the students are dressed professionally and wearing lanyards.
Human Biology Students Present at UAlbany's Inaugural Showcase Day
Human Biology Students were joined by University President Havidan Rodriguez as they presented their research at the first-ever UAlbany Showcase on April 27, 2023.
Extinct North American mammals including various types of camels, bears and sloths
Department anthropologist John Rowan: Humans have led to 'waves of animal extinctions'
With the help of University at Albany anthropologist John Rowan, there is more known about the cascading effects that humans have had on mammal declines and their food chains over the last 130,000 years.
Verónica Pérez Rodríguez poses with members of the Cerro Jazmin Archaeological Project crew in Oaxaca, Mexico, in front of an archaeological excavation site populated with trees, dirt and rocks.
Fulbright Scholar Studies Ceramics for Clues to Sociopolitical Dynamics of Oaxaca's Earliest Cities
A University at Albany anthropologist will spend her academic year in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico investigating the origins of pottery unearthed from two pre-Hispanic sites to see if they can provide clues to the social and political dynamics guiding some of the world’s earliest cities.
Illustration depicts mammals that have roamed Southern California both past and present. Animals that appear in color are alive today. Animals that appear in black and white have gone extinct.
Study Reveals How Prehistoric Humans Simplified the World’s Food Webs
Research conducted with the help of a University at Albany anthropologist has revealed the cascading effects that humans have had on mammal declines and their food webs over the last 130,000 years, a new study in the journal Science shows.