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Edward Green Establishes Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Green Fellowship will provide post-doctoral fellowships for scholars from Africa who want to put their academic knowledge to work to address contemporary social problems.
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Great Ape Weaning Study Could Be ‘Transformative’
Associate Professor Shannon McFarlin will lead the anatomical component of a collaborative grant at three long-term great ape study sites.
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Lemur Lessons Lead Luther Rice Fellows
In Brenda Bradley’s anthropology lab, two Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellows are examining Madagascar’s lemurs for lessons in evolution.
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Frankenstein, Dracula Signal Fears of Scientific Advancement
Senior Brigid Prial combined her interests in English and biological anthropology to research the way two classic novels imagined monstrous science.
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GW Professor Hugh Gusterson Named Guggenheim Fellow
Dr. Gusterson, a professor of anthropology and international affairs, will focus on writing a book about nuclear weapons testing in the post-Cold War era.
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Oldest Evidence of Stone Tool Production Discovered in Ethiopia
Anthropology’s David Braun joined an archaeological team in Ethiopia that discovered the oldest evidence of stone tool production, dating back more than 2.58 million years.
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The Torso Connection
Research findings by Human Paleobiology doctoral student Eve Boyle challenge the widely accepted scientific theory connecting a primate’s torso size to diet.
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Changes in Human Diet Shed Light on Human Evolution
A study led by David Patterson, PhD ‘16, finds a dietary shift about 1.65 million years ago when the genus Homo incorporated vegetation into their meals, demonstrating a divergence from earlier human...
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Ancient Soil Provides a Window to the Past
Senior Noelle Purcell hopes to create a paleosol morphology guide that would help researchers in the field estimate environmental conditions of the past.
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Our Cell Phones, Ourselves
In Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs Alexander Dent’s The Anthropology of the Cell Phone seminar, first-year students take a deep dive into their personal cellular...
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NSF Grants Expand Koobi Fora's Reach
Subtitle: Grants totaling $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation will broaden the research and learning experiences for CCAS students participating in the Kenyan field school.Grants totaling...
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"Why Targeting Heritage is a Crime Against Humanity"
Dr. Hugh Gusterson, professor of Anthropology here at GW, published an article titles "Why Targeting Heritage is a Crime Against Humanity" in Sapiens. He restates Henry Stimson, former U.S. Secretary...
View ArticleGW Anthropology Stands in Solidarity with Anti-Racist Movements
Dear students and faculty, As we struggle to absorb the news of recent days, we are writing to remind everyone to take care of themselves physically and emotionally. We also want to offer a chance to...
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Earthquake May Have Destroyed Ancient Canaanite Palace
Subtitle: Flourishing Canaanite palatial site suddenly abandoned 3,700 years ago; new evidence points to earthquake as probable culprit.Professor of Classics and Anthropology Eric Cline co-directed a...
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New Mourning: How COVID Is Altering the Way We Grieve
How do we balance the needs of grieving with the risk of spreading a deadly contagion? A group of Anthropology Department professors and students are examining the new ways we say goodbye in the...
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Student Health Ambassadors Work to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Four GW students, including biological anthropology major Alejandra Paredes, are assisting their on-campus peers who test positive for the virus by picking up groceries and other essential items for them.
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In Mental Health, Is ‘Normal’ an Illusion?
In his acclaimed book, Anthropology’s Roy Richard Grinker draws on his personal history—from his daughter’s autism to his grandfather’s analysis with Sigmund Freud—to challenge mental illness stigma.
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COVID-19 Memorial Finds Digital Home
CCAS Anthropology researchers teamed with a Washington, D.C., artist to digitize a popular COVID-19 memorial that erected thousands of flags near the U.S. Capitol to commemorate lives lost during the...
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Anthropology Professor Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Chet Sherwood, a biological anthropologist investigating brain evolution in primates and other mammals, was recognized for his achievements in original research.
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Summer Monthly Newsletter
Subtitle: June 2021Department News New Lab TechnicianWe have extended an offer to Tiara Jenkins to be our new lab technician. Tiara comes to us from the University of Florida - Gainsville and CSPAN....
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In Photos: COVID-19 Deaths Captured in Visual Installation
CCAS Professor Sarah Wagner leads the effort to digitize personalized flags memorializing those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Smartphone Society: Have Our Phones Changed Ourselves?
A panel of GW and Smithsonian anthropologists debated the cultural and ecological impact of smartphones on our daily lives as part of the CCAS Dean’s Seminar event series.
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Jurassic Bark: Do Dogs Hold Hints to Early Language?
Courtney Sexton, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP), is studying our four-legged friends to determine if puppy dog...
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Hair-Raiser: Primate Fur Teases Human Evolution
Researchers from the Department of Anthropology Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP) examined the factors driving hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as...
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Two GW Scientists Nab International Recognition
Subtitle: Chemistry’s Akos Vertes and Anthropology’s Chet Sherwood were elected AAAS Fellows, the scientific community’s top honor for innovators in the field.Two members of the Columbian College of...
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