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Five Arts and Sciences faculty named 2018 AAAS Fellows
Five Arts and Sciences faculty members have been elected as 2018 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — a prestigious honor bestowed upon AAAS members who are…
Presidential Fellow looks to the future – and the past
Colleen Cheverko has always been fascinated by the study of humans, but it wasn’t until halfway through her undergraduate career that she decided to study anthropology. Now, with a completed…
The economics of a career
With three degrees in economics from Ohio State, Tom Kniesner has developed and honed his skillset in differing and exciting opportunities, while also helping students succeed in their own careers.
Hubbe's research on skeletons reveals ancient population exchanges between North and South America
A study produced by an international team of researchers, including Mark Hubbe, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, sheds light on how ancient North American populations migrated…
Hardie finds the human element in field work
Fourth-year student Megan Hardie uses forensics and bioarchaeology to find the human element in field work.
Marcus Kurtz named director of Undergraduate International Studies Program
Marcus Kurtz, professor of political science, has been named director of the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Undergraduate’s love of nature and history fuels research in environmental archaeology
When Catherine Mendel was young, she would flip through her parents’ encyclopedia collection to the sections on world archaeology, dreaming of one day becoming an archaeologist herself. Years later,…
CAIDe Lab researcher Brittany Shoots-Reinhard joins Distracted Driving Task Force
Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, a researcher in CAIDe Lab who studies risk communication and decision making, was recently named to the Distracted Driving Task Force. The state initiative tries to…
Pursuing a passion for anthropology through the Summer Research Opportunities Program
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Summer Research Opportunities Program has been dubbed a "gateway to graduate education."