News & Events
Olumide Ojediran (Archaeology, PhD in Progress) successfully defended his MA paper, "Understanding Human-Equid Relationships in the Old Oyo Empire, West Africa" His committee were Professors William Taylor (chair), Scott Ortman, and Eric Jones
Lauren Barrett (Cultural Antthopology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended her dissertation, "Everyday Energy: An Ethnography of Justice and Electrification in Colorado’s Weatherization Assistance Program." Lauren’s committee includes Professors
Austin Sibley (Cultural Anthropology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended her dissertation, titled "Love and Worry: Parenting and the Temporality of Transgender Childhood in the US." Dr. Sibley's brilliant and timely dissertation analyzes the
Professor Lauren Hosek receives a 2025 CU Research & Innovation Seed Grant award. This grant will help fund her project, Bioarchaeological Synthesis of Deviant Burials in Early Medieval Central Europe.
Cristian Figueroa (Archaeology, PhD in Progress) awarded a Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) 2025 Graduate Summer Fellowship. The CHA Summer Graduate Fellowship provides funds to support Cristian's summer research project.
Professor Sharon DeWitte has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in recognition of her research on medieval England. The Fellowship is a mark of respect within the Society of Antiquaries, recognizing individuals
Thank you to everyone for making the The Hale Research Symposium a huge success. A special shoutout to all of the students who shared their posters.
Tom Hanson successfully defended his PhD thesis, "This paradise burns; community, wildfire, and ecological change in the Bolivian Chiquitania." His committee members were professors Gerardo Gutierrez (chair), Terry McCabe, Kate Goldfarb,
Professor Carla Jones's research on women's Indonesian fashion featured in A&S Magazine. CU Boulder researcher Carla Jones finds that what Indonesian women wear in court can convey messages of piety and shame, or just the appearance of them.Read
Libby Brown, M Jordan, and Emily Reardon (BA Anthropology in Progress) won top prize at the Studio Lab End-of-year Poster Session for their project with Dr. Lauren Hosek entitled "Numbers to Narratives: Using Biological Profiles to Reconstruct