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UNM Anthropology Enters New Task Agreement with Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Posted: Dec 09, 2024 - 01:00pm
UNM’s Department of Anthropology has recently entered into a new task agreement with Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The $70,000 agreement is funded by the National Park Service’s Cooperative Research and Training Programs. The l...read more
Ellen Dyer Awarded the Grand Prize in UNM Grad Studies' LoboBITES 3min Thesis Competition
Posted: Nov 18, 2024 - 12:00pm
Ellen Dyer, Evolutionary Anthropology Doctoral Student, was awarded the grand prize in UNM Grad Studies' LoboBITES 3min Thesis Competition for her thesis Sex-Specific Effects of Affiliative Bonds on Cortisol in Wild Chimpanzees in Kibale National Pa...read more
Eleanor Matthews Awarded Student Prize for Best Poster at the meeting of the Southwestern Association of Biological Anthropologists
Posted: Nov 18, 2024 - 12:00pm
Eleanor Matthews, Evolutionary Anthropology Doctoral Student, was awarded the sudent prize for best poster at the meeting of the Southwestern Association of Biological Anthropologists for her work Strategic Aggression Among Wild Male Chimp...read more
New article in Sapiens: Do Moose “Belong” in Colorado?
Posted: Nov 15, 2024 - 12:00am
In a new article published in Sapiens, alumni William Taylor (UNM PhD, 2016) and Jon Dombrosky (UNM PhD, 2021) along with Dr. Emily Jones (UNM Professor of Anthropology), Dr. Chance Ward, and Dr. John Went use archaeological data to explore whether ...read more
New Book from Alum Dr. William Taylor: Hoof Beats How Horses Shaped Human History
Posted: Aug 07, 2024 - 12:00pm
Dr. William Taylor (UNM PhD, 2016) has published his book Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History with the University of California Press. About the Book "Hoof Beats helps readers see the drama even in the grass eatin...read more
In Memoriam: Dr. Richard Carl Chapman
Posted: Aug 01, 2024 - 12:00pm
Dr. Richard “Dick” Chapman, former Director of UNM’s Office of Contract Archaeology and Research Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, passed away on June 25, 2024. Dr. Chapman was a pioneer in cultu...read more
Nikki Appel Awarded an NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant
Posted: Jul 16, 2024 - 12:00pm
Nikki Appel, Evolutionary Anthropology graduate student, has been awarded a dissertation improvement grant by the National Science Foundation. Her proposal is titled, Doctoral Dissertation Research: Assessing differences between biological age...read more
Dr. Keith Hunley Appointed Associate Dean of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Departments, UNM College of Arts and Sciences
Posted: Jun 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Dr. Keith Hunley has been appointed Associate Dean for Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Departments in the UNM College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hunley is an Evolutionary Anthropologist who joined the faculty in 2004. He served a...read more
Dr. Emily Jones Awarded SAR Weatherhead Resident Scholar Fellowship
Posted: Jun 12, 2024 - 12:00pm
Dr. Emily Jones has been awarded a Weatherhead Resident Scholar Fellowship from the School for Advanced Research. She will be working on her project Across a Threshold: People, Animals, and Landscapes in Central New Mexico, 1300 – 19...read more
Dr. Jada Benn Torres Elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow Program
Posted: Jun 03, 2024 - 01:00pm
Dr. Jada Benn Torres (UNM PhD, 2006) has been elected a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Torres is an Associate Professor of Genetics, Race, and Genetic Ancestry and director for the Labor...read more
Ruizhe Liu Awarded Globally Engaged Student Award from the UNM Office of the Vice President for Research
Posted: Jun 03, 2024 - 12:00pm
Ruizhe Liu, Evolutionary Anthropology graduate student, was awarded a Globally Engaged Graduate Student Award from the UNM Office of the Vice President for Research Office (OVPR). Her dissertation investigates the influences of market integrati...read more
