‘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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Study: Collapse of Ancient Mayan Capital Linked to Drought
An anthropology professor’s research on conflict and the political collapse of Mayapan, the ancient capital city of the Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula, sheds light on link between climate and societal stability.