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Professor of Anthropology

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Health|Lifestyle|Science

Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders

Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.

Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders
News|Opinion|US|World

Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery

Though it is a fact that some enslaved people learned valuable skills, it’s a myth that they had the same path of upward mobility that white laborers enjoyed.

Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery
Opinion|Uncategorized

Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus of this anthropology course

Students are invited to imagine how the social, political and legal landscape for cannabis will look in the future.

Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus of this anthropology course
News|Science

The Russia-Ukraine War has caused a staggering amount of cultural destruction – both seen and unseen

In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins – that are exposed and damaged by the digging of trenches.

The Russia-Ukraine War has caused a staggering amount of cultural destruction – both seen and unseen
Asia|Science|Technology|World

Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island

Satellite data shows the amount of food the residents of the tiny Pacific island have grown over time, pointing to a small but stable population.

Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island
Food|Science

How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago

Corn has its roots in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.

How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago
Health|Science

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible

In the 19th century, many doctors might not have believed germ theory, but they switched to using protective methods anyway for a simple reason.

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible
Arts|Education

Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course

Students can play to their strengths in this anthropology course designed to teach them how to present research findings in ways other than a peer-reviewed paper.

Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course
Asia|News|World

7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence

Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee camps.

7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence
Europe|Health|Science

Socially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases

Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut down on the spread of disease.

Socially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases
Opinion|US

Trump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people

As Black immigrants, Haitians are doubly marginalized by structural racism embedded in US immigration policies and the broader societal racism experienced by Black Americans.

Trump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people

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