Petersen-Perlman Brings Flood of Water Interests as New Geography Faculty Josh Zaffos September 2, 2025 Anyone who has studied and worked on water topics knows the adage, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for…fighting.” Assistant Professor of Geography Jacob Petersen-Perlman who studies water conflict can’t argue that water is at the root of many tense […]
The Doctors Are In! Milestone Achievement for Students and Department Josh Zaffos This spring, Kelton Meyer, Ph.D. and Zoey Walder-Hoge, Ph.D. became the first-ever Anthropology Ph.D. students graduated from Colorado State University. The individual achievements also represent a department landmark as the first two students to complete the Anthropology doctoral program since it launched in […]
Bown’s New Book Offers Fresh View on Wyoming Landslide February 2025 Josh Zaffos Anthropology and Geography faculty Thomas Bown, Ph.D, is the coauthor of a new book, Heart Mountain Detachment Fault: A Critical Reappraisal, published by Archway Publishing. Bown and Associate Teaching Professor Kim Nichols co-direct the CSU Paleontology Field School — which runs in […]
CSU Anthropology and Geography Recognized as a Top Five U.S. Anthropology Program for Research Spending February 2025 Josh Zaffos The National Science Foundation’s latest, annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey lists CSU Anthropology and Geography as #5 for Anthropology research dollars, among all programs in the United States. The top-five ranking, based on […]
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires December 2024 By Josh Zaffos After an exceptional forty-year-plus career of service and leadership in higher education, Colorado State University Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring. Johnson, a professor and administrator at CSU since 2015, has been among the leading advocates to develop […]
Emily Wilson Named Honors Professor of the Year October 2024 By Josh Zaffos Emily Wilson, Ph.D., Anthropology Senior Instructor, has been named CSU Honors Professor of the Year for the 2024-25 academic year. As part of the recognition, Wilson will give the Honors Professor Lecture on Monday, November 4, 7-8 p.m., in the Lory Student […]
Welcoming New Department Chair Michael Pante A Look Towards the Future Michael Pante, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University, beginning Summer 2024. A faculty member since 2013, Pante is a paleoanthropologist and biological anthropologist who directs the department’s 3D Imaging and Analysis Lab and Zooarchaeology […]
End of an Era After more than a decade as department chair, Professor Mica Glantz leaves a legacy of growth and adaptation September 2024 Josh Zaffos The fields of anthropology and geography are, essentially, studies in adaptation and change. So, it’s no surprise that Professor Mica Glantz encountered and embraced plenty of departmental evolution and […]
Remembering Alanna Vincent May 2024 Josh Zaffos Alanna Vincent, Colorado State University student and a Geography major in the Department of Anthropology and Geography, unexpectedly passed away this winter and is remembered as an engaged and thoughtful student leader passionate about her indigenous heritage. Vincent would have graduated Spring 2024 with a Bachelor of Science […]
Astute and Unafraid: Remembering Professor Emerita Ann Magennis Spring 2024 Josh Zaffos Professor Emerita Ann Magennis, an enduring and admired faculty member at Colorado State University Department of Anthropology and Geography, passed away on February 27, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colorado, following a brief illness. Magennis taught biological anthropology for CSU Anthropology from 1991 […]
