Student News

UWM Student Emerson Neczek Leads Archaeology Event at Maryland Avenue Montessori School

On April 30th, UW-Milwaukee student Emerson Neczek led an archaeology curriculum event at Maryland Avenue Montessori School (Milwaukee Public Schools). This even was part of Emerson’s Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) project. Several UWM Archaeological Research Laboratory Center staff… Read More

Anthropology Undergrads Well-Represented at Student Research Symposium

Anthropology student researchers were well-represented at this year’s UWM Student Research Symposium. Anthropology students presented 17 papers and posters this year. Topics included Human and Animal Osteology, Mapping, Museum Studies, and Archaeology overseen by six faculty and staff. Noelle Wallisch… Read More

ASU Symposium Provides Opportunity for Students to Present and Learn

The ASU Symposium on April 5th was a great success! Seventeen students presented on their research with the addition of our keynote speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Briody, who talked about career readiness in the anthropological field. Many other subjects were presented… Read More

Abstracts for Annual Anthropology Student Union Symposium Due March 15, 2025

The Anthropology Student Union (ASU) is accepting abstracts for their annual research symposium. This year’s theme is “Career Readiness and Anthropology in the Real World” featuring Dr. Elizabeth Briody as the keynote speaker. Dr. Briody is a cultural anthropologist with… Read More

Congratulations to PhD Candidate, Amy Klemmer, on her recent edited volume, Zooarchaeology Beyond Human Subsistence

PhD Candidate, Amy Klemmer and colleague, Gillian L. Wong, co-edited the recently published volume, Zooarchaeology Beyond Human Subsistence. In this volume, “they present seven groundbreaking chapters that delve into the diverse ways humans have interacted with animals in the past,… Read More

UWM Anthropology SURF Students Present at Annual MAC Conference

A new open-access archaeology lab has just dropped! UWM Support for Undergraduate Research (SURF) students Elsie Touchstone and Rachel Stewart along with their research mentor, Dr. Shannon Freire, presented their co-created Archaeological Dating Lab at the 2024 Midwest Archeological Conference… Read More

Congratulations to our Dean’s List Honor Students!

The Anthropology Department celebrates the accomplishments and hard work of our Anthropology Majors this past semester. Great job and have a wonderful summer! Ryleigh  Carroll Crystal Hernandez Keni Thiesen DeAmayiah Clayhiggs Laila Howe Elsie Touchstone Angelina Collura Heather Kluczykowski Lauryn… Read More

PhD Student to Present at Upcoming LACUSL Speaker Series, Dec. 5th.

Cheri L. Price, a PhD Student from the Department of Anthropology, will be presenting, “When Life Hands you Tikuee Iya, Make Ndute Tukuee Iya: A research Journey with Pottery and the Mixtec Language in Oaxaca, Mexico”, December 5th in the… Read More

Students Show Off Research at the Midwest Archaeological Conference

By Pete Geraci           UWM Anthropology students and faculty attended the 66th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference this month in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This year’s conference theme was Engaging With Communities, celebrating the efforts of Archaeologists to… Read More

Congratulations to our Class of 2023!

      Anthropology successfully graduated a substantial amount of students this year and we couldn’t be more proud of them. This year we had six PhD students, seven Master’s students, and almost 20 undergraduates finish their degrees. PhD dissertations… Read More