February 20, 2023

Water insecurity, human health and well-being in Indonesia and Peru

An Anthropology Colloquium presented by Dr. Paula Tallman (Anthropology Dept, Loyola University Chicago). In this …
January 19, 2023

Anthropology Colloquium: The Scarcity Slot-Excavating Histories of Food Security in West Africa

Presented by Professor Amanda L. Logan, Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. …
November 21, 2022

Anthropology Colloquium: Unruly Collections

Professor Christy DeLair, Director of the Pick Museum of Anthropology (Northern Illinois University) will discuss …
October 16, 2022

Anthropology Colloquium: Opacity, Rézonans, and the Politics of Bearing Witness in Anthropology

Presentation by Professor Jerome Camal, Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison. This talk explores the politics of …
May 27, 2020 UWM Anthropology alumna Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie (left) smiles during an excavation for the Maryland State Highway Administration. Photo courtesy of Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie.

Anthropology Alum Turns Army Archaeologist

UWM Anthropology alumn Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie takes position at Fort Campbellas as an archaeologist. The Fort is home to four buildings considered historically significant, including a house with a log cabin core that dates back to the 1830s, and an old school that was once Kentucky’s first racially integrated school, she works to preserve. …
October 30, 2018

Dead Men Do Tell Tales – at least, in Forensic Science

Visiting professor of Anthropology Emily Middleton examines a human vertebra in her office. Middleton is …
January 19, 2018

Gene discovery in monkeys could shed light on HIV defenses

Vervet monkeys have a genes that could be possible defense mechanisms against SIV. Photo by …
November 7, 2017

Anthropology interns help MPM go “Beyond the Blade”

Anthropology graduate student Lauren Kiesewetter and Anthropology major Armando Manresa examine two weapons that were …
October 12, 2017

Alum pairs Anthropology and American Indian Studies major in perfect job

American Indian Studies alumna Holly Shea (third from left) works with a field crew at …
June 8, 2017

UWM anthropologist takes research to Kohl’s

In the past decade, shopping has changed substantially. Online retailers are dominating many markets, making …
January 5, 2017

Anthropology ambassadors: UWM brings anthropology talks to high school students

Thomas Malaby boasts an impressive set of academic credentials, including a PhD from Harvard University, …
August 30, 2016

Forensic anthropology leads grad to Medical Examiner’s office

Life in the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office is no CSI. In fact, Forensic Investigator …
April 19, 2016

Studying the roots of the Seed Vault

There’s a groundbreaking international collaboration to ensure the security of the world’s future food supply, …
August 3, 2015

Grunhagen remembered: Anthropology excavates

In the early 1800s, John Grunhagen emigrated from Germany to the United States, settled in …