News
- AIA Lecture Series: Ancient Maya Political Integration: A Case Study from Copán, Honduras - This Saturday, December 7th is the next lecture in the AIA series. In this lecture Dr. Landau addresses the questions of how political leaders come to power and why others choose to follow. This talk examines the dynamics of political... Read More
- UWM students share poster prize at this year’s Wisconsin Federation of Museums Conference in Horicon, WI - Congratulations to Emma Eisner and Katrina Schmitz who won the student poster award at the Wisconsin Federation of Museums conference in Horicon, WI this past weekend. Both chose a topic based on their thesis. Both were so good the judges... Read More
- AIA Lecture: Missing in Action, Body Not Recovered: DPAA Archaeological Activities in Southeast Asia - Sunday, November 10, 2019 , 3:00pm Michael M. Gregory, PhD, SNA International Title: Missing in Action, Body Not Recovered: DPAA Archaeological Activities in Southeast Asia Abstract: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is tasked with providing “the fullest possible accounting”... Read More
- Doctoral Student Laya Liebeseller and Professor Thomas Malaby’s Game Research Featured in UWM Report - Here in ‘Nerdwaukee,’ people love to play games
- Professor Bettina Arnold and PhD candidate Josh Driscoll presented papers at the Premodern Food Conference - Professor Bettina Arnold and PhD candidate Josh Driscoll presented papers at the Premodern Food Conference in Minneapolis, October 17-19 Follow the link below for more information about the conference and their research! Premodern Food Cultures Conference
- Professor Robert Jeske Receives Distinguished Career Award - Congratulations to Bob Jeske for receiving this year’s Distinguished Career Award from the Midwest Archaeological Conference! Bob has spent several decades working to shed light on complex archaeological problems in the Midwest. Bob Jeske (left) with MAC President John Doershuk... Read More
- PhD candidate Alexis Jordan receives grant from the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology - PhD candidate Alexis Jordan has been awarded a grant in support of her thesis research from the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology: http://www.babao.org.uk/
- UWM Anthropology Represented at 18th Conference of the International Work Group for Paleoethnobotany - UWM-CRM/Anthropology’s Jennifer Haas presented a paper at the 18th Conference of the International Work Group for Paleoethnobotany in Lecce, Italy. Research conducted by Professor Bettina Arnold and PhD candidate Josh Driscoll was also noted in a paper presented by University... Read More
- PhD Student Josh Rivers Receives Fulbright for Ethnographic Fieldwork with CCP Games - PhD Student Josh Rivers has been awarded a Fulbright student award for his Dissertation project, Caretaking of Cyberspace: CCP Games and Symbiosis in EVE Online. Here is a brief description of his project: As digital platforms have solidified their place... Read More
- Wow! Five Graduate Students Receive Fellowships in 2019 - Congratulation to the following students receiving fellowships in AY 19-20! Robert Ahlrichs – Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship Shaheen Christie – R1 Advanced Opportunity Program (R1AOP) Fellowship Alexis Jordan – R1 Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship Josh Rivers – Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship Jessica Skinner... Read More
Events
- AIA Lecture Series: Ancient Maya Political Integration: A Case Study from Copán, Honduras - This Saturday, December 7th is the next lecture in the AIA series. In this lecture Dr. Landau addresses the questions of how political leaders come to power and why others choose to follow. This talk examines the dynamics of political... Read More
- AIA Lecture: Missing in Action, Body Not Recovered: DPAA Archaeological Activities in Southeast Asia - Sunday, November 10, 2019 , 3:00pm Michael M. Gregory, PhD, SNA International Title: Missing in Action, Body Not Recovered: DPAA Archaeological Activities in Southeast Asia Abstract: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is tasked with providing “the fullest possible accounting”... Read More