On Friday, April 8th the Department of Anthropology will be holding its first in-person colloquium in Sabin Hall, room G28, at 3:00 PM. We have invited Dr. Melanie Beasley from Purdue University to speak about her current work with stable isotope analysis, see the abstract for her talk in the flyer below.
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Department Colloquium: Dr. Melanie Beasley, April 8th 3:00PM
Sabin Hall G28 located on the UW-Milwaukee campus next to the Klotche Center on the north side of campus.
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