{"id":7459,"date":"2025-12-23T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7459"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:20:37","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/lynne-goldstein-former-chair-of-anthropology-has-passed-away\/\">Lynne Goldstein, Former Chair of Anthropology, Has Passed Away<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-27T15:23:51-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Photo of Lynne Goldstein, photo credit: msumatrix We are deeply saddened of the news that former Department of Anthropology faculty member and longtime Department Chair, Lynne Goldstein, has passed away. Lynne was recently honored by the Society of American Archaeology with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her years of service to the North American archaeology &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/anthropology-students-shine-at-2026-uwm-undergraduate-research-symposium\/\">Anthropology Students Shine at 2026 UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-27T15:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">UGR Symposium participants pose with their mentors after the ceremony, photo credit: Sri Shanmuganathan We are so proud of the fourteen undergraduate researchers and seven mentors who participated in the UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 24th 2026. Students presented research in two different formats, posters and short films and were judged by faculty &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/new-release-digging-into-history-at-maryland-ave-archaeological-documentary\/\">New Release: Digging Into History at Maryland Ave. Archaeological Documentary<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T14:06:51-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">This two-part documentary series directed by Emerson Neczek focuses on the inadvertent discovery of a forgotten cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SURF student Emerson Neczek explores how the cemetery was discovered on the grounds of an elementary school in the heart of the city and how UWM archaeologists and school administrators turned the solemn occasion into &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/calling-all-brewers-uwms-5th-unhopped-iron-brewer-challenge-is-now-accepting-submissions\/\">Calling All Brewers! UWM&#8217;s 5th Unhopped Iron Brewer Challenge is Now Accepting Submissions<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T16:01:31-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Call for Submissions Try your hand at producing a prehistoric\/early historic fermented beverage from any time period\/geographic area using archaeologically\/historically attested plants as hops substitutes! On Saturday April 25, 2026 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Honors College (HON 196), 3363 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 the Hortus Academicus\/Brew Garden initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/latest-uwm-infocus-spotlights-anthropology-alum-cassie-coffey\/\">Latest UWM InFocus spotlights Anthropology alum, Cassie Coffey<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-06T10:19:51-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Alum&#039;s playful job title highlights the diversity of opportunities available to Anthropologists and Museum Professionals A recent UWM InFocus article written by Sarah Vickery spotlights Anthropology and Museum Studies alum, Cassie Coffey. Cassie is the Director of Playful Experiences at the DuPage Children\u2019s Museum in Naperville, Illinois. Cassie discusses how her experiences at UWM shaped &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/dawn-scher-thomae-of-the-milwaukee-public-museum-to-present-free-virtual-lecture-returning-to-the-people-how-the-mpm-works-with-indigenous-groups-to-bring-their-history-and-ancestors-home\/\">Free Virtual Lecture: &#8220;Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-13T09:48:53-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">\u201cReturning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home\u201d by Dawn Scher Thomae, MPM\u2019s Curator of Anthropology Collections\u00a0 The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, has forever changed the way museums collect, interpret, and care for Native American items. This free, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/aia-lecture-series-diving-the-pyramids-underwater-tombs-and-excavation-at-the-royal-cemetery-of-nuri-sudan\/\">AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-13T09:33:05-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan The Milwaukee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting a free, public lecture this Sunday, Oct. 19th entitled, &quot;Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan&quot; presented by Dr. Pearce &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/navigating-profound-uncertainty-jewish-photography-in-nazi-germany\/\">Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-25T13:22:40-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">September 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">November 20, 2025, 4 pm4th Floor Golda Meir Library and on Zoom Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany This talk explores how German Jews used private photography to record and interpret their lives under National Socialism. Drawing on a database of some 15,000 images, it examines how these photographs documented daily experiences and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/anthropology-professors-recognized-for-outstanding-teaching-in-2025\/\">Anthropology Professors Recognized for Outstanding Teaching in 2025<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-18T13:20:07-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Assistant Professor Emily Middleton and Visiting Assistant Professor Shannon Freire were awarded this spring for their remarkable contributions and notable impact on students. Professor Middleton was awarded the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award and Professor Freire was awarded the 2025 UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award. Both Emily and Shannon will be celebrated at &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/uwm-student-emerson-neczek-leads-archaeology-event-at-maryland-avenue-montessori-school\/\">UWM Student Emerson Neczek Leads Archaeology Event at Maryland Avenue Montessori School<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-08T14:36:53-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\"> ARLC Staff Member, Crystal Morgan, lays out artifacts for students. Photo credit: Milwaukee Public Schools 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\u2019s Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) project. Several UWM Archaeological &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/anthropology-undergrads-well-represented-at-student-research-symposium\/\">Anthropology Undergrads Well-Represented at Student Research Symposium<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T12:44:25-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\"> From the Left: Nora Fitak, Kaitlyn Lund, Dr. Shannon Freire, Elsie Touchstone, Samantha Dancyzk, Gil Amador Anthropology student researchers were well-represented at this year&#039;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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/asu-symposium-provides-opportunity-for-students-to-present-and-learn\/\">ASU Symposium Provides Opportunity for Students to Present and Learn<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T12:23:38-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7459 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/asu-symposium-provides-opportunity-for-students-to-present-and-learn\/image000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2025\/04\/image000004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A man and woman standing by an archaeological research poster\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/asu-symposium-provides-opportunity-for-students-to-present-and-learn\/image000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2025\/04\/image000007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Presenting a research poster\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n The ASU Symposium on April 5th was a great success! 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