News
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Undergraduate Majors Publish their Research
Jamie Chan ‘23 and Jaxon Havens ‘26 published their research in the Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography and the Yale Undergraduate Reseach Journal
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Eric Sargis' research offers insights into mammals’ evolutionary trajectory after non-avian dinosaur extinction
A remarkably preserved 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal
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Catherine Panter-Brick’s research demonstrates link between trauma and epigenetic signatures
A first-of-its-kind study shows that experiencing violence and trauma leaves a heritable imprint on the human genome.
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PhD candidate Roy Celaire receives the 2024 John Gwaltney Scholarship Award
This award is bestowed by the Association of Black Anthropologists (a section of the American Anthropological Association) for an original essay
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PhD students Devi Nayar, Logan Emlet, and Charlotte Bednarski co-organize symposium
“The shape of space – A conversation on the making of metaphors, materiality, and geometries of power” featured graduate student panelists
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Catherine Panter-Brick’s research featured in Yale daily news
Her research highlights discontent among aid workers and the influence of power and privilege in the humanitarian sector
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PhD candidate Shoko Yamada awarded the 2024 Nancy Abelmann Prize
This award, for an Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, is bestowed by the American Anthropology Association’s Society for East Asian Anthropology.
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Professor Richard Burger and Lucy Salazar honored by the Peruvian government
In Lima in December 2024, Richard L. Burger and Lucy Salazar were honored by the Peruvian congress for their exceptional and dedicated contributions
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Commemorating 500 Years Since the First Failed Spanish Invasion of Kushkatan, El Salvador 1524-2024: Symposium Proceedings Published
PhD candidate Carlos Flores Manzano leads presentation highlighting the recent publication of the June 2024 symposium proceedings
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PhD candidate Sarah Martini publishes paper on excavations in the highlands of northern Peru
Her NSF-funded research provides the first radiocarbon dates and intriguing evidence for social connections with Ecuador and central Peru