From myth maps to the metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson retires
After an exceptional forty-plus-year career of service and leadership in higher education, CSU Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring.
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires
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 […]
The Art of Research: Kathleen Galvin
CSU University Distinguished Professor and anthropologist Kathleen Galvin talks about how her time living among nomadic African communities forever changed her view of people and the world.
Sebastian Schipman: Piecing It Together
Piecing It Together Sebastian Schipman: BLM Collections Technician Intern By Joshua Zaffos Sebastian Schipman (ANTH: Archaeology BA ’23) completed an internship with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during his final semester as an undergraduate. As an intern, Schipman worked to rehouse collections from a 1979 survey project in northwestern Colorado, which had not been […]
What can the discovery of two medieval Silk Road cities teach us about urbanism today?
Cutting-edge drone-based lidar allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Emily Wilson Named Honors Professor of the Year
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 […]
Chair’s Note, Fall 2024: A Look Towards the Future
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: Mica Glantz Leaves Legacy of Growth as Chair
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 […]
Katya Zhao: Summer 2024
Katya Zhao Summer 2024 Anthropology in the Temple People in the U.S. and other Western countries aren’t shy when it comes to borrowing Buddhist practices, like meditation and mindfulness practice, to find some inner peace. But what health benefits do Theravada, or Thai, Buddhists themselves get from their relationships to temples and monks in the […]
Alex Pelissero: Summer 2024
Alex Pelissero Summer 2024 Winning Awards and Droning to Study Early Humans Can drones help anthropologists look back in time to understand early humans’ migrations and encounters? Doctoral candidate Alex Pelissero is using drone technology to map sites of early human interactions at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania — and earning research support for his novel, […]