News & Events
Dr. George Hambrecht Selected to Receive a Faculty-Student Research Award (FSRA)
Congratulations to Dr. George Hambrecht who has been selected to receive a Faculty-Student Research Award (FSRA) for academic year 2020-2021. The Graduate School FSRA enriches the graduate student experience while assisting faculty in their academic pursuits.
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Department of Anthropology Holiday Party
You are cordially invited to the Department of Anthropology Potluck Holiday Party held on Thursday, December 12th, 2019 from 12:00-2:00 PM in 1101 Morrill Hall.
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy Publishes an Op-Ed on Immigration & Racial Justice
Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy published an op-ed titled, The Fight for Immigrant Rights Is Above Elevating Racial Justice, Too, in Latino Rebels. In this piece, Dr. Sangaramoorthy discusses the plight of Black immigrants and the crisis of mass incarceration.
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Ellen Platts Named a UMD Global STEWARDS Fellow
Congratulations to Ellen Platts, PhD Student, who has been named a UMD Global STEWARDS Fellow! The UMD Global STEWARDS graduate training fellowship is funded by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program, with the purpose to build an interdisciplinary science and policy community at UMD focused on the food-energy-water nexus.
Publications
Elena Sesma, BA '11
Dr. Elena Sesma is a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California Berkeley.
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Sarah Ahmed, BA' 19
Sarah Ahmed graduated with her B.A. in spring of 2019, with a concentration in sociocultural anthropology and a minor in Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation.
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Jeremy Krones, BA '13
Jeremy D. Krones graduated with a BA in Socio-Cultural Anthropology in 2013 with a focus on ecological anthropology, a topic he continues to study.
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Matthew Virta, MAA' 86
Matthew Virta has worked as an archeologist and cultural resources professional for the National Park Service (NPS) for over 30 years. Currently he is the Cultural Resources Program Manager for th
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Allison Chang, BA' 09
Allison Chang received her BA in Sociocultural Anthropology in 2009, and went on to Columbia University's Teachers College for an MA in Anthropology of Education.
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