Dr. Christina Getrich Receives the 2018 Excellence in Mentorship Award

Dr. Getrich was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Mentorship Award from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. The award was presented to her at the Faculty Staff Recognition Reception on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018.

Maryland Day - Anthropology Networking Event

Department of Anthropology alumni, current students, and professionals in the field are cordially invited to attend the upcoming Anthropology Networking Event on Saturday April 28th, 2018 from 12:00-1:30pm in 1102 Woods Hall on Maryland Day! 

This is a great opportunity to meet alumni, current students, and professionals in the field for a discussion on what led them to pursue anthropology, share experiences in practice, and ideas about future career paths.

Anthropology Maryland Day 2018

SATURDAY APRIL 28,2018 FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

You’ll find it all at the University of Maryland’s one-day open house featuring family-friendly and interactive events. Come explore our world of Fearless Ideas and see all that we do for our community, the state and the world.

Medical Anthropologists from UMD Featured in Anthropology News' Edition on Health and Well-Being

The most recent issue of Anthropology News features insights on health and well-being from three of UMD’s medical anthropologists.

Dr. Alison Heller’s piece, “The Hidden Harm of Surgery,” explores the statistics underlying surgical success of obstetric fistulas in Niger.

2017 Praxis Award: Honorable Mentions from the Department of Anthropology

The Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists announced five recipients for the 2017 Praxis Award in early December at the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology meeting in Washington D.C. “The Praxis Award for Excellence recognizes the significant, often groundbreaking work performed in government and industry by the discipline’s practitioners in translating anthropological knowledge into action to address their clients’ problems.”

Climate Change Research on Deal Island

Dr. Michael Paolisso and Graduate students at the Univeristy of Maryland were featured in TERP magazine in an article titled The Tides That Bind, authored by Liam Farrell. The article focuses on their work on the Deal Island Peninsula and the people that deal with problems of climate change daily. The article shows the importance that BSOS and UMD can have in a local, Maryland community. Read the full article here.

Researching DACA in Uncertain Times

UMD Anthropology faculty and students focus on challenges faced by local DACA recipients

When the Trump administration announced in early September intentions to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Christina Getrich knew her research plans for the coming year would change drastically.

Undergraduate Student Profile: Ana Ortez-Rivera

Ana Ortez-Rivera is a senior Social-Cultural Anthropology major, with a certificate in Latin American Studies and minor in International Development and Conflict Management. She will be graduating in May 2018. Ana has been fascinated by cultural differences and similarities of the people since a young age. In elementary school, she recalls asking her friends to describe their homelands and cultures. When college approached, she chose Anthropology because she felt she was already an anthropologist in training.