Mentored Undergraduate Research in Anthropology Featured at WFU Research Day
Nine undergraduate students presented their research projects mentored by Anthropology faculty at the 8th Annual Wake Forest University Undergraduate Research Day. In alphabetical order, followed by...
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Dr. Eric Jones awarded National Science Foundation grant for archaeology...
The National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Eric Jones a major research grant to support three years of research into the settlement ecology of middle-range societies in the Piedmont Southeast. Dr....
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Kristen Gentry joins Anthropology as a research associate on Nepal project
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to welcome Kristen Gentry as a new Research Associate. Kristen has been an important fieldwork director for Dr. Steven Folmar’s NSF-sponsored project,...
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Dr. Steve Folmar receives award for excellence in undergraduate research...
Associate Professor of Anthropology Steven Folmar received the Award for Excellence in Mentorship in Research and Creative Work at the Spring 2015Wake Forest University Founder’s Day Convocation. This...
View ArticleKarin Friederic Awarded the Campbell Fellowship by the School for Advanced...
Karin Friederic, an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University, has been awarded the Campbell Fellowship for Transformative Research on Women in the Developing World, a 6-month residential...
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2015 Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society Induction
Twenty-two Anthropology majors and minors were inducted into the Lambda Alpha National Honor Society (Alpha of North Carolina: WFU) on April 27th, 2015. Congratulations to all inductees for this...
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7th Wake Forest Archaeology Student Research Symposium
April 22-23, 2015 The Seventh Wake Forest Archaeology Student Research Symposium was held April 22-23, 2015. Twelve students from ANT 315 (Artifact Analysis and Laboratory Methods in Archaeology)...
View ArticleAnthropology leads campus and community response to Nepal earthquake
Wake Foresters Support Nepal Nepal earthquake rattles loved ones in the Triad
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Wake Forest Professor Emeritus Jeanne Simonelli receives SFAA lifetime...
Dr. Jeanne Simonelli, Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Department of Anthropology, received the Sol Tax Award at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Pittsburgh...
View ArticleCongratulations to Anthropology graduates!
Anthropology celebrated commencement weekend and honored the over 30 Anthropology majors and minors graduating in 2015. Over 100 family members accompanied our graduates and visited with department...
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Anthropology Club Picnic
Anthropology Department students, faculty, and staff celebrate the end of summer at the annual Anthropology Club Picnic at Miller Park on Sept. 12, 2015.
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MOA Welcomes New Academic Director – Dr. Andrew Gurstelle
On September 11, the Museum of Anthropology held a reception to welcome new Academic Director Dr. Andrew Gurstelle. Many University faculty and staff members attended, along with representatives from...
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FLASH MOB – Dr. Sherri Lawson Clark
September 2015 For almost 3 ½ minutes between classes on a sunny Tuesday morning, students in Dr. Clark’s ‘People and Cultures of the World” (ANT 111) class stormed the patio of Benson to perform dance...
View ArticleCherokee Language Camp – Dr. Margaret Bender
This summer, the Department of Anthropology and Wake Forest’s iPlace (The Interdisciplinary Performance and the Liberal Arts Center at Wake Forest University) collaborated to support the work of two...
View ArticleDr. Karin Friederic and Adriana Cordova in Rural Ecuador
Adriana Cordova, a rising junior, spent five weeks in rural Ecuador, conducting independent research on health education and youth sexuality and assisting Dr. Karin Friederic with her project on gender...
View ArticleMentored Undergraduate Research in Anthropology Featured at WFU Research Day...
Six undergraduate students presented their research projects mentored by Anthropology faculty at the 9th Annual Wake Forest University Undergraduate Research Day. In alphabetical order, followed by...
View ArticleAnthropology Major Suvra Mostafa selected as Anna Julia Cooper Center...
This fall, Suvra Mostafa was awarded a competitive research fellowship through the Anna Julia Cooper Center. The fellowship supports research on the intersections between gender, race, and region, with...
View ArticleStudents’ Class Project leads to new Museum Exhibit Childhood: Exploring...
Have you ever wondered what games kids play in Malaysia? Or what children wear in Mexico? How does culture influence what kids learn in schools and beyond? In Spring Semester 2015, students in Dr. Mary...
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