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Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.
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Trinity Stewart is an Anthropology & Sociology major.
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The inaugural RAD Public History Fellows have been digging deep into library archives and bringing their discoveries to light in creative ways – from social media posts to displays of artifacts and tours of library exhibits.
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What began as a passion project for a master’s student in archaeology, has become a cross-campus fascination that encompasses everything from ancient burial rituals to the lost history of donated artifacts, the totemic power of animals, and even Egyptian beer.
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The 3-D tour focuses on the building, its foundation, the archaeological excavation underway and a Civil War monument on the church site.
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Four doctoral students studying fields in the College of Arts & Sciences are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities.
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Earn credits, catch up, or get ahead by enrolling in Summer Session courses on campus, online, or abroad.Check out these Summer Courses offered by the Department of Anthropology.ANTHR 1300 Human Evolution: Genes, Behavior, and the Fossil RecordThe evolution of humankind is explored through the fossil record, studies of the biological...
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The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that David Ni, Grace Staes, and Atif Akhter were awarded the Freedman Award for Undergraduate Research in Anthropology. The Freedman Award was funded by an endowment established by Randy ‘75 and Howard ‘74, MBA ‘75 Freedman. The Freedman Awards support undergraduate students in undertaking...
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How many worlds are there? Ontology, practice, and indeterminacy, Paul Nadasdy, American Ethnologist. 48(4): 357-369.Survivor of Chinese Concentration Camp Urges for Solidarity with Uighur Women on International Women’s Day, Cornell Daily Sun, March 8, 2022, Magnus FiskesjöTreaties between U.S., Cayugas still exist, Fingerlakes Times, 2/12/...
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Cornell graduate students are collaborating with students across the country on the scholarly podcast.
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