The Department of Anthropology notes with sadness the passing of Professor Edward Wellin, a fixture of this department and of UWM for more than 25 years. His influence on our department, particularly in the area of medical anthropology, continues to … Continue Reading »
Jessica Skinner Takes Second Place in Inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) event
Congratulations are in order for Jessica Skinner who took second place, out-competing 12 other contestants, in the inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) event on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. This event was sponsored by The Graduate School, Office of Research, and … Continue Reading »
UWM Dissertator Susan Hill Examines “Adulting” in New Edition of Anthropology News
Susan Hill, a Doctoral Dissertator in the Department of Anthropology at the UW-Milwaukee writes in her new article, “#Adulting and the Disordered State of American Adulthood”, about the tough realities of coming of age in America in the new … Continue Reading »
PhD Candidate Josh Driscoll receives Dissertation Fellowship Award
PhD candidate Josh Driscoll has received a Dissertation Fellowship Award from the Graduate School to support his thesis project on the social role of alcoholic beverages in prehistoric Europe. Congratulations, Josh! … Continue Reading »
UWM Student, Todd Ebling Presents Research at American Ethnological Society conference in Philadelphia
On March 24th, Todd presented a paper at the American Ethnological Society conference in Philadelphia. The paper was part of a medical anthropology panel and was titled “”Where I End and You Start”: The Ethical Limits of Good Care.” … Continue Reading »
Bettina Arnold is interviewed by WUWM about her research on feasting and fermentation
Bettina Arnold is interviewed by WUWM about her research on feasting and fermentation in connection with the Science and Culture of Fermentation certificate program: http://wuwm.com/post/uwm-professors-discuss-science-fermentation#stream/0… Continue Reading »
Anthropologists contributing to new series at UWM Planetarium, “Indigenous Voices: Sharing the Wisconsin Sky.”
Associate Professor, Bernie Perley, and graduate student, Monea Warrington, participated in the first of a seven-part series featuring American Indian perspectives of the night sky. The series will take place every Friday from March 23 through May 4, at 7 … Continue Reading »
Ph.D Dissertator Alexis Jordan Receives Award and Sees Research Presented in New Exhibit
UWM Anthropology Ph.D Dissertator Alexis Jordan is making moves. Recently, Alexis received the Prehistoric Society-SUERC Radiocarbon Award (SUERC stands for Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre). This award will cover the costs of dating two individuals from the Iron Age burial … Continue Reading »
Recent PhD Lara Ghisleni publishes ground-breaking article in Current Anthropology
Recent PhD Lara Ghisleni has published a ground-breaking article on contingent persistence and identity in Roman Britain in the most recent issue of Current Anthropology. You can read more about her article here! … Continue Reading »
Anthropology Grad Student, Josh Driscoll, Makes Beer from Ancient Recipe in new UWM Report video
Watch the video below! http://uwm.edu/news/video/anthropologist-brews-iron-age-beer/… Continue Reading »