In view of Karen Rueb's various academic achievements in Anthropology, it is our pleasure to announce that she has been selected by the Faculty of Arts to receive the Spring 2021 Convocation Award in Anthropology.
Congratulations Karen!
Congratulations Sarah Tomkins and Grace Chan on receiving the Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's (SSHRC)
Canadian archeologists have used DNA analysis to identify the remains of a Franklin expedition sailor and to link him with his modern-day descendants.
Congratulations to Mark Dolson for being one of just two UW instructors to receive the 2020 WUSA Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
A new study on primate behaviour sheds light on a previously little-known life stage of male mantled howler monkeys, adding to our knowledge of lone male behavioural ecology.
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Congratulations to Tamara on receiving the OGS Award
Kate is researching the challenges that women experiencing homelessness face when trying to manage their health.
Deforestation is changing the way monkeys communicate in their natural habitat, according to a new study led by Laura Bolt, an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology. The research offers the first evidence in animal communication scholarship of differences in vocal behaviours in response to different types of forest edge areas, particularly areas changed by human activity.
Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Dolphin for receiving a Canadian Foundation for Innovation – John R. Evans Leaders Fund grant ($233,000) in support of her work founding the “Ancient and Contemporary Environmental Bioindicators Laboratory (ACEBioLab)” in the Department of Anthropology.
Congratulations to 2014 Public Issues Anthropology Masters graduate Thomas Siek on recently completing his PhD through the Institute of Archaeology at University College London.