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Anthropology doctoral student Gungun Islam wins Shao Chang Lee Award

Posted onMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Gungun Islam, an anthropology doctoral student, won first place in the 2024-2025 Shao Chang Lee Best Paper Competition. Islam said receiving this award was a ‘powerful reminder’ that her research is significant. “It’s rewarding to see my hard work, long hours of research, and emotional Read More

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From Passion to Purpose: Adena Norwood’s Inspiring Journey to Commencement Speaker

Posted onApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

It’s one of those rare warm and sunny days in early April when I meet Adena Norwood for the first time. The sky is perfectly blue, and for a minute, I remember why I enjoy living in Michigan. As I walk into a local East Read More

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MSU to create first-of-its-kind database for analyzing human remains

Posted onApril 28, 2025May 1, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists. To aid in the identification of unknown human remains, forensic anthropologists are often called upon to create a biological profile, or an estimation of Read More

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Anthropology student wins Outstanding Student Award for Undergraduate Research

Posted onApril 22, 2025April 22, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Melissa Teja, a junior majoring in anthropology, started her journey at Michigan State University (MSU) seeking a communications degree. But after taking Introduction to Archaeology and participating in a study abroad field school in Belize her freshmen year, something changed her mind. “I cannot think Read More

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Spartan Spotlight: Claire Siegert

Posted onApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Last week, we had the opportunity to visit Dr. Monir Moniruzzaman’s Medical Anthropology class during student presentations. Claire Siegert, a sophomore anthropology student, and her group presented on a case study discussing global health issues and programs. Discover her story and learn how this class Read More

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MSU student to aid in identifying missing military personnel through internship

Posted onMarch 26, 2025April 14, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

According to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), approximately 81,096 military personnel remain unaccounted for. Allison Thomson wants to change that. Thomson, senior anthropology undergraduate at Michigan State University (MSU), was selected for an internship with the DPAA in Omaha, Nebraska. Out of 135 applications, Thomson Read More

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MSU forensic anthropologists use AI to enhance and accelerate human identification

Posted onMarch 26, 2025April 16, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

An interdisciplinary team comprising of faculty and doctoral students from the Department of Anthropology and Computer Science and Engineering, have found a way to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help forensic anthropologists identify individuals faster and more efficiently.   Members of the Michigan State University Read More

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Michigan State University anthropologist explores Maya land governance in Belize

Posted onFebruary 28, 2025March 21, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

In Dr. Laurie Medina’s new book, Governing Maya Communities and Lands in Belize: Indigenous Rights, Markets, and Sovereignties, she examines the decades-long struggle by Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya communities in Belize to win state recognition of their Indigenous right to lands on which they have Read More

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Michigan State University hosts Maya educator to discuss cultural and educational initiatives 

Posted onFebruary 18, 2025March 21, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Preserving Maya culture matters greatly to Filberto Rash and Dr. Gabriel Wrobel.  Rash, a Q’eqchi’ Maya and principal of the Tumul K’in Center of Learning in the Toledo District of Belize, spent a week on campus in January as a guest of Wrobel, a professor Read More

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New study explores how Indigenous Knowledge shapes child development

Posted onFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Associate Professor Dr. Heather Howard of Michigan State University’s Department of Anthropology has always been interested in the politics of food.  “I’ve long been interested in the socio-cultural dimensions of nourishment and how these connect to knowledge about illness and disease,” Howard said. Howard is Read More

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