Department of Anthropology

  • Undergraduate Research Symposium and Showcase

    The Department of Anthropology held its First Annual Anthropology Research Symposium and Showcase for Undergraduate Students on Thursday, December 7th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. The idea for this symposium blossomed out of conversations between Dr. Fredy Rodriquez and the department chair, Dr. Jodie O’Gorman, about the need to create an open house for our undergraduate students to show off their hard work and excite other students about research. The two quickly agreed that a research symposium and showcase would be the most beneficial for students as a supportive audience of peers, friends, parents and faculty would provide an opportunity…

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  • Becca Alberts performing macrobotanical analysis

    Undergraduate Becca Albert publishes prestigious article

    The Department of Anthropology would like to congratulate undergraduate Becca Albert on her outstanding research. She is the Anthropology Senior of the Year, an award given yearly by our department to a graduating senior. Last week she won first place in her section at the Michigan State University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, and she is lead author on a brand new American Antiquity article entitled “Earliest Microbotanical Evidence for Maize in the Northern Lake Michigan Basin.” Great job on all of you hard work Becca!

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