Anthropology 2021 Newsletter
June 25, 2021
2020
June
Mark Hauser: Enslavement and the Environment A case study: eighteenth-century Dominica
June 7, 2021 – from Natural History Magazine
The Department of Anthropology notes the passing of Malcolm Dow, Professor Emeritus
June 24, 2020 – from Chicago Tribune
Thom McDade: Antibody testing research receives NSF RAPID grant
June 22, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
Professor Jessica Winegar named Director of the Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
June 17, 2020 – from Weinberg College News Bulletin - June 2020
Rebecca Seligman has been named to the ASG 2019-2020 Faculty and Admin Honor Roll
June 17, 2020 – from ASG
May
Adia Benton has been been named a Kaplan Faculty Fellow for 2021-22
May 26, 2021 – from ALICE KAPLAN INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES
Shalini Shankar: How do you spell 'inequality' at the Bee?
May 29, 2020 – from CNN.com
Thom McDade: Northwestern team develops new antibody test for COVID-19 Minimally invasive approach requires single drop of blood
May 6, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
April
Thom McDade elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 26, 2021 – from National Academy of Sciences
Thom McDade elected to the the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 23, 2021 – from American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Thom McDade: Study: Single COVID Vaccine Dose Insufficient for Individuals Who Had Mild Cases of Virus
April 20, 2021 – from NBC 5 Chicago
February
Robert Launay's article, “Savagery in 18th-Century Scotland: An Intellectual Portrait of Adam Ferguson” has been published in BEROSE International Encyclopaedia of the Histories of Anthropology, Paris
February 2, 2021 – from BEROSE International Encyclopaedia of the Histories of Anthropology
In Memorium: Micki Iris
February 26, 2020
Erin B. Waxenbaum - Board Certified Forensic Anthropologist
February 26, 2020
Emrah Yıldız has been named Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies
February 20, 2020
Sera Young presents "A Simple Indicator of Global Household Water Experiences" to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
February 20, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
Feb 17,2020
Congratulations to Fulbright Scholar, Kyle Craig
February 17, 2020 – from Northwestern Now
December
New Book from Amanda Logan: The Scarcity Slot: Excavating Histories of Food Security in Ghana
December 11, 2020
November
New Podcast from Noelle Sullivan: Receiving and Providing Care Abroad
November 5, 2020 – from Rawtalkpodcast.com
October
Anthropology Faculty Statement on Racism at Northwestern
October 23, 2020
10-22-2020
Anthropologists Katherine Amato and Thomas McDade receive grants for COVID-19-related health projects
October 22, 2020 – from Anthropologists Katherine Amato and Thomas McDade receive grants for COVID-19-related health projects
Amanda Logan: Africa manages Covid-19; why can’t it manage food security
October 15, 2020 – from The Africa Report.com
Thom McDade: Researchers surprised: 20% of Chicagoans in blood-test study came up positive for coronavirus antibodies
October 9, 2020 – from Chicago Tribune