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Texas A&M Anthropology's Professor Allison Hopkins and former Anthropology undergraduate (and current medical student) Esha Uddaraju were featured in ArtSci to discuss the Medical Anthropology study abroad in Spain and high-impact learning!
#Anthrosky #Spain #studyabroad #medicalanthropology #TAMU
Poster with headshots of Dr. Allison Hopkins and former student Esha Uddaraju advertising news article featuring them. Poster with headline of article and image of the link
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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New research, led by Dr. Piotr Bojakowski, confirms a small wooden scale found on the Warwick shipwreck (Bermuda, 1619) is the earliest known plain scale from a dated archaeological context.#NavTech #Archaeology #ShipwreckDiscovery #PlainScale #17thCentury
Poster with headshot of Dr. Piotr Bojakowski, Assistant Professor, Nautical Archaeology program at Texas A&M University, celebrating his new publication Infographic presenting information about the plain scale found on the Warwick (see post for details)
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Join us in celebrating Dr. Darryl J. de Ruiter, Professor and Department Head of Anthropology, for his designation as Regents Professor! This is the highest honor given to a faculty member.
Poster celebrating Dr. Darryl de Ruiter, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head of Anthropology, on his designation as 2025 Regents Professor at Texas A&M University
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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New research led by Dr. Jo Osborn, published in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology, challenges how we view mortuary practices in colonial Peru.
#AndeanArchaeology #ColonialPeru #Chincha
#Cuyaspa #Uyway #HistoricalArchaeology
Part 1 of poster advertising Dr. Jo Osborn’s new publication (see post description). Includes a headshot of Dr. Osborn smiling and wearing a denim jacket. Part 2 of poster advertising Dr. Jo Osborn’s new publication. Includes the title, coauthors, and journal name (see post description). Part 3 of poster advertising Dr. Jo Osborn’s new publication. Includes three key points in gray boxes (see post description).
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Domestic cats are pushing into Indonesia’s Tangkoko Nature Reserve—and hunting Gursky’s tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae). #Tarsier #Sulawesi #Tangkoko #Conservation #Wildlife #Cats #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Primate #Research #anthrosky
Post advertising Dr. Sharon Gursky’s new publication (see post description). Includes a headshot of Dr. Gursky with a Gursky’s Tarsier sitting on her head
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Join us in congratulating Dr. Sergio Lemus, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, on the publication of his new book, Los Yarderos: Mexican Yard Workers in Transborder Chicago with the University of Illinois Press! #anthrosky www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Headshot of Dr. Sergio Lemus on the left, with the cover of Los Yarderos on the right. Background depicts the Texas A&M University Anthropology Building above and a solid maroon background with the Texas A&M University Anthropology logo below. Text reads: “New Publication Alert! Dr. Sergio Lemus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Los Yarderos: Mexican Yard Workers in Transborder Chicago, (University of Illinois Press, 2025)”
September 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Celebrate our amazing undergraduate student, Ellie O’Connell, and check out her presentation at the MSC Leland T. and Jessie W. Jordan Institute for International Awareness this Friday, September 19th, at 11:30 AM in MSC 2406A. #anthrosky
Digital flyer for the MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness at Texas A&M University promoting an event titled "Adventure at High Altitude: An Introduction to Andean Archaeology with Ellie O’Connell." Event details state Ellie traveled to Peru to research archaeological beads and faunal remains in high altitude regions. Photos include Machu Picchu, a Peruvian city scene with dancers, a llama in the mountains, and a large ancient stepped structure. Event information: Friday, September 19th, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., MSC 2406A. Contact and accessibility info for the MSC L.T. Jordan Institute is displayed.
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM