Category: News
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How Apes Reveal Human History
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Read More: How Apes Reveal Human HistoryAs appearing in SAPIENS | 24 June 2021 How Apes Reveal Human History Great apes provide a window into the story of human evolution—and that’s one more reason to protect them. REFLECTIONS Mary Shirley Mitchell When I was a kid, every trip to the zoo featured a visit to the…
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Leisz Wins Fulbright and Bound for Vietnam
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Read More: Leisz Wins Fulbright and Bound for VietnamLeisz Wins Fulbright and Bound for Vietnam Joshua Zaffos Stephen Leisz first arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1997 to help map land uses and land-cover in the country’s mountainous areas and to train others to monitor environmental changes. Hanoi’s first traffic lights, new skyscrapers, and steady population growth of the…
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First Class! CSU Students Prepare for Museum and Cultural Heritage Careers
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Read More: First Class! CSU Students Prepare for Museum and Cultural Heritage CareersFirst Class! CSU Students Prepare for Museum and Cultural Heritage Careers Joshua Zaffos A new and equipped group of future museum curators and cultural heritage managers from Colorado State University is ready for admission. The first class of graduates from the Department of Anthropology and Geography’s Museum and Cultural Heritage…
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Anthropology and Geography Students Show Off at Undergraduate Research Showcase
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Read More: Anthropology and Geography Students Show Off at Undergraduate Research ShowcaseAnthropology and Geography Students Show Off at Undergraduate Research Showcase Joshua Zaffos During a challenging year for student engagement and research, undergraduate students in the Colorado State University Department of Anthropology and Geography stepped up and earned awards during the 2021 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase. The annual…
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Panel Explores How Anthropologists Engage with the Public
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Read More: Panel Explores How Anthropologists Engage with the PublicPanel Explores How Anthropologists Engage with the Public Joshua Zaffos A panel of Colorado State University Anthropology and Geography faculty, students and alumni discussed how and why anthropologists should be public figures and engaging with popular audiences during a virtual program on April 2. The hour-long panel, “Anth to the…
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Opportunity beckons Geography student to London School of Economics
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Read More: Opportunity beckons Geography student to London School of EconomicsOpportunity beckons Geography student to London School of Economics Joshua Zaffos Additional content by Becca Lee-Simpson Justin Smith was touring London during a post-high-school gap year when he stumbled upon his future. After wandering the famed West End District, Smith found himself gazing at the iconic arch-framed entrance of the…
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Bunn and Team Win NASA Grant to Forecast Conservation Futures in South Africa
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Read More: Bunn and Team Win NASA Grant to Forecast Conservation Futures in South AfricaBunn and Team Win NASA Grant to Forecast Conservation Land-Use Futures in South Africa Joshua Zaffos Colorado State University Geography Professor David Bunn and his research group have won a $750,000 award from NASA to develop an “ecological forecasting” system for South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the surrounding region. The proposal…
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Public Anthropology students offer “Takes from the Anthropocene” on podcast series
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Read More: Public Anthropology students offer “Takes from the Anthropocene” on podcast seriesPublic Anthropology students offer “Takes from the Anthropocene” on podcast series Joshua Zaffos Climate change, ocean pollution, freshwater scarcity. Healthcare inequity, Indigenous rights, structural violence. Such looming global matters often feel overwhelming to individuals and communities – and they are typically topics we choose to avoid in casual conversations. Professor…
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Ke-Schutte navigates the “Angloscene” in Afro-Chinese relations in March 31 lecture
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Read More: Ke-Schutte navigates the “Angloscene” in Afro-Chinese relations in March 31 lectureKe-Schutte navigates the “Angloscene” in Afro-Chinese relations in March 31 lecture Joshua Zaffos Dr. Jay Ke-Schutte was studying and teaching in Beijing, China, when a Nigerian classmate opened their eyes to an interesting paradox. The colleague was one day surprised to see a yellow school bus – common in the U.S. and…
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Showcase Success for Anthropology Graduate Students
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Read More: Showcase Success for Anthropology Graduate StudentsShowcase Success for Anthropology Graduate Students Joshua Zaffos Anthropology and Geography graduate students garnered accolades and awards at the 2020 Graduate Student Showcase at Colorado State University. Doctoral students Mary Shirley Mitchell and Ray Sumner each won awards for outstanding research and presentations during the virtual showcase in November. Mitchell’s…