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Black History Month, February 2023

Posted: Feb 01, 2023 - 12:00pm

The UNM celebrates Black History Month (also known as African American History Month), February 2023. Click on the red links below for more information. Scroll down to read about events, Black scholars, the history of Black History Month, research, ...read more

Moving Labs: A Checklist for Researchers with Disabilities

Posted: Dec 05, 2022 - 12:00pm

In the podcast Moving Labs: A Checklist for Researchers with Disabilities, Kelsey Byers outlines some of the things disabled scientists should look out when they are looking to move labs, both at home and abroad. Byers, an evolutionary chemical...read more

Community Voices: Broadening Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine Among Persons with Disabilities

Posted: Dec 05, 2022 - 12:00pm

Dr. Siobhan Mattison is the lead author on a new article Community Voices: Broadening Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine Among Persons with Disabilities published in Nature Communications. Abstract Dis...read more

Genome-Wide Data from Medieval German Jews Show that the Ashkenazi Founder Event Pre-Dated the 14th Century

Posted: Dec 05, 2022 - 10:00am

In a recent paper co-authored by Keith Prufer and graduate student Nadia Neff entitled Genome-Wide Data from Medieval German Jews Show that the Ashkenazi Founder Event Pre-Dated the 14th Century published in Cell, researchers report genome...read more

National Native American Heritage Month, November 2022

Posted: Nov 01, 2022 - 12:00pm

The UNM Department of Anthropology celebrates National Native American Heritage Month, November 2022. Click on the red links below for more information. Scroll down to read about UNM groups, events, Native American Heritage Month history, Native Ame...read more

Genevieve Woodhead appointed to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) Journal Club Panel

Posted: Oct 31, 2022 - 10:00am

Archaeology doctoral candidate Genevieve Woodhead has beeb appointed to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) Journal Club Panel.  The panel recommends articles for inclusion in the Journal Club feature of the journal a...read more

In Memoriam: Dr. Joseph Powell

Posted: Oct 24, 2022 - 10:00am

Dr. Joseph F. Powell, 58, passed away peacefully on Oct 18, 2022 in Louisville, KY.Joe was a lover of knowledge. From a young age he was an avid reader and curious about anything related to science and exploration. Many of his childhood Sunday morni...read more

UNM Department of Anthropology and UNM Department of Native American Studies Hitchcock-Kelly Fund for Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

Posted: Sep 27, 2022 - 01:00pm

Thanks to a generous donation from Melinda Kelly and Robert Hitchcock, the department is excited to announce The Hitchcock-Kelly Fund for Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, which will provide support for collaborative pr...read more

Alum Dr. James Davenport appointed Academic Research Scientist in the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR)

Posted: Sep 27, 2022 - 12:00pm

Dr. James Davenport (UNM PhD, 2021) has been appointed Academic Research Scientist in the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) in Columbia, MO. He will be collaborating with researchers worldwide to...read more

Hispanic Heritage Month 2022

Posted: Sep 15, 2022 - 09:00am

The UNM Department of Anthropology celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, 2022. The red links below will take you to more information. Scroll down to read about UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic Heritage Month histor...read more

Dr. Heather Edgar Receives UNM OVPR Ovation Award for Research and Scholarship

Posted: Sep 01, 2022 - 12:00pm

Dr. Heather Edgar has been selected as a recipient of a UNM OVPR Ovation Award for Research and Scholarship. The new Ovation awards recognize full-time faculty for recent high-impact research accomplishments that address local or global challen...read more

Beau Murphy Awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII)

Posted: Aug 10, 2022 - 12:00pm

Beau Murphy, Graduate Student in Archaeology, has been awarded a US Department of Education Title IV Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII). As part of the fellowship, Bea...read more

Drought-Induced Civil Conflict Among the Ancient Maya

Posted: Aug 10, 2022 - 10:00am

A recent article entitled Drought-Induced Civil Conflict Among the Ancient Maya has been published in Nature Communications and features the work of Dr. Keith Prufer and colleagues.  Abstract The influence of climate change on ci...read more

The development and disintegration of a Classic Maya center and its climate context

Posted: Aug 10, 2022 - 10:00am

A recent article entitled The development and disintegration of a Classic Maya center and its climate context has been published in Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment by Dr. Keith Prufer and colleagues. Abstract Researc...read more

Childhood stress and developmental instability: Comparing microscopic enamel defects and cranial fluctuating asymmetry in a colonial Mexican sample

Posted: Aug 09, 2022 - 02:00pm

A recent article by Emily Moes, Cathy Willermet, Keith Hunley, Corey Ragsdale, Heather J. H. Edgar entitled Childhood stress and developmental instability: Comparing microscopic enamel defects and cranial fluctuating as...read more