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Former Clark A Wing reopens as Clark Hall; C Wing renamed Social Sciences Hall
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What used to be the C Wing is now called Social Sciences Hall, and it reopened Aug. 10 after being closed most of the summer for improvements that included a…
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Anthropology and Geography Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge Opens
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Read More: Anthropology and Geography Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge OpensDepartment Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge Opens Josh Zaffos This spring, the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University opened a new public exhibit space and student lounge inside the Andrew G. Clark Building. Students and professors curated and prepared materials from department collections of stone tools, cultural…
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Study: Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thought
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Read More: Study: Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thoughtStudy: Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thought By University of Arizona A study led by University of Arizona researchers and Colorado State University Assistant Professor Andrew Du has combined climate-change data during the last 3.5 million years and fossil evidence of mammals in Africa…
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Heading off vaccine hesitancy CSU anthropologists work to reduce barriers and misperceptions surrounding COVID vaccines
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Read More: Heading off vaccine hesitancy CSU anthropologists work to reduce barriers and misperceptions surrounding COVID vaccinesCSU Professor Emeritus Kate Browne recruited anthropology graduate students Joshua Bauer and Shadi Azadegan (M.A. ’21) for a FEMA-funded project focused on reducing barriers and misperceptions surrounding COVID vaccines in marginalized communities.
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New Study Calls Into Question the Importance of Meat Eating in Shaping Our Evolution
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Read More: New Study Calls Into Question the Importance of Meat Eating in Shaping Our EvolutionNew Study Calls Into Question the Importance of Meat Eating in Shaping Our Evolution George Washington University Additional Content by Josh Zaffos Quintessential human traits such as large brains first appear in Homo erectus nearly 2 million years ago. This evolutionary transition towards human-like traits is often linked to a…
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Slow and Steady Wins the Degree
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Read More: Slow and Steady Wins the DegreeSlow and Steady Wins the Degree CSU Human Resources Specialist Earns her Anthropology Joshua Zaffos Shelly Lynch came to work in Human Resources at Colorado State University in June 1993, building a lifelong career and earning her share of promotions and new responsibilities on campus over the years while also…
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Assistant Professor Edward Henry wins top Southeastern archaeology award
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Read More: Assistant Professor Edward Henry wins top Southeastern archaeology awardThe C.B. Moore Award annually recognizes a preeminent young scholar in the field of Southeastern United States archaeology.
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Henry Wins Top Southeastern Archaeology Award
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Read More: Henry Wins Top Southeastern Archaeology AwardHenry Wins Top Southeastern Archaeology Award Joshua Zaffos Colorado State University Assistant Professor of Archaeology Edward Henry has won the 2021 C.B. Moore Award from the Southeastern Archeological Conference. Henry received the award at the professional organization’s annual meeting in Durham, North Carolina this October. The C.B. Moore Award annually recognizes a preeminent young scholar in the field of Southeastern United States archaeology. Recipients are determined by a committee of past award winners and…
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Ready Primate One: Role-playing video game levels up biological anthropology
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Read More: Ready Primate One: Role-playing video game levels up biological anthropologyReady Primate One Joshua Zaffos Video gaming may be a diversion from research and coursework for some, but Anthropology Ph.D. candidate Alex Pelissero is another species, so to speak. Pelissero recently published a video-game review in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, offering his well-qualified commentary on Ancestors: The Humankind…