Department of Anthropology
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Professor Emerita Elected as 2017 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease in Aged Chimpanzee Brains
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susc…
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Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Highest Honor
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President’s Medal is the highest honor conferred by Kent…
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President’s Medal Recipient
Educator, pioneering scientist and visionary Owen Lovejoy receives the highest ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University honor.
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyot…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree from the Department of A…
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Anthropology undergraduate Emily Munger received Distinguished Student Leadership Award!
Emily Munger was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Student Leadership Award by the College of Arts & Sciences on Thursday, April 24th. Emily's major is Biological Anthropology with a minor in Biological Sciences and has a GPA of 3.96. Please join us in congratulating Emily on her accompli…
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Owen Lovejoy Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
C. Owen Lovejoy, Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, has a long list of achievements and accolades for his contributions to science and to the university. He is adding another prestigious honor to his record. Lovejoy was announced today as a newly elected…
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Anthropology students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Anthropology students Samuel Plent, Allison Moats (second year member), Emily Brahler, and Emily Munger participated in the 2014 Phi Beta Kappa induction. Also inducted but not pictured here was Sarah Nock. Congratulations!
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