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Aug. 18, 2021We hear today from second-year UNLV graduate student A'liciah Carr. A'liciah: could you please tell us about your research interests, including the focus of your ongoing MA research? My research interests are in biocultural and evolutionary anthropology. My ongoing MA research is taking place at the University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica. At this university, there is a 3:1 female... -
Jun. 11, 2021PhD Graduate student Melissa Badillo has successfully defended her dissertation! Her research interests include settlement studies, household archaeology and use of domestic space among the Postclassic Period Maya of her home country of Belize. Details of her project are below. Title: Investigating Ancient Maya Late Postclassic Households and the Associated Function of the Buildings at...
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May. 10, 2021PhD Graduate student Cristina Tica recently defended her dissertation as the culmination of her doctoral education experience! Her research interests encompass Iron Age and Late Antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe, migration studies and nomadic groups of the Eurasian steppes, frontier and borderlands studies, identity studies, trauma and violence studies, paleopathology and...
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Apr. 27, 2021Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Young. Dr. Young was a very active UNLV anthropology graduate student, past GPSA President, and worked at the Office of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Sharon Young will be joining the anthropology program in the School of Social Science and Global Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi as an assistant professor in fall 2021. Dr. Young completed...
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Apr. 22, 2021Nathalie Martinez graduates spring 2021 with undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and French with minors in Spanish & Business Administration. She was honored as the recipient of The Vista Group Outstanding Senior Award (https://www.unlv.edu/liberalarts/scholarships/vista-award). This is a distinguished Award given to a UNLV College of Liberal Arts senior displaying exceptional achievement,...
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Apr. 19, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student Joseph Curran. Joseph received the prestigious Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies (NCAIS) Graduate Student Fellowship for his project, “Maintaining Lifeways at the Edge Colonialism: Indigenous Practices of Conflict Negotiation in the Lower Colorado River Basin.” The fellowship is a summer research residency at the...
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Kristen Herlosky: she can climb mountains, really high mountains, in her PhD research quest.Apr. 12, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student, Kristen Herlosky, for receiving a Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropology Research Grant. Here, Ms. Herlosky shares some background and what this external funding will help her pursue in her continuing PhD work. I am a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology. I completed my undergraduate and master’s degree here at UNLV where I... -
Mar. 25, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student Kara Jones! Kara received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award. This is a prestigious and impactful award that will help support Kara during her continued graduate research and training. Kara shares further background on her interests and the award: I received my undergraduate degree from CSU...
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Mar. 25, 2021Could you please tell us about yourself? What are some of your interests? I was born and raised in Las Vegas and have been interested in archaeology and anthropology since I was in elementary school. I was introduced to atlatls in fourth grade and have been somewhat obsessed with them ever since, sparking an interest in the subdiscipline of experimental archaeology. Outside of...
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Dec. 11, 2020The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce the Dr. C. Todd White Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology. The scholarship, established by a generous gift from the family, will help support outstanding UNLV anthropology majors in the final year of their baccalaureate studies. The first recipient of the scholarship will be selected from the pool of applicants in Spring, 2021. The...
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Nov. 28, 2020In this Anthropology Announcement, we introduce you to UNLV undergraduate student Rachael Bell. Rachael is earning her degree as part of the MGM Resorts International College Opportunity Program. You can find information about the MGM/NSHE College Opportunity Program here: https://www.unlv.edu/mgmemployees Could you please tell us about yourself? Where are you from? What are...
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May. 18, 2020While UNLV and UNLV Anthropology had already been offering an array of online undergraduate coursework, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for flexible forms of instruction. Undergraduate students can find an array of fall 2020 online UNLV Anthropology courses in which to enroll. Students can also earn an undergraduate degree online in Anthropology at UNLV! The undergraduate...
