APEX Fellowship | Maud Bulman
Major: Anthropology Class Year: 2023 Organization: Trinity United Church of Christ As an intern at Trinity United Church of Christ I will be analyzing […]
APEX Fellowship | Brianna Lyman
Majors: Anthropology and Biology Pathway: Digital & Visual Storytelling Class Year: 2023 Organization: Trinity United Church of Christ Interning at Trinity Church of Christ […]
Anthropology major shares internship experience on podcast
Kayla Stevens ’23, a senior at The College of Wooster, recently shared her experience as a Louise Lamphere Intern at the American Anthropological Association […]
Social justice internship at a local church helps biology and anthropology major positively impact communities
A biology and anthropology major at The College of Wooster, Brianna Lyman ’23 dedicated her summer to an internship at the Trinity United Church […]
Anthropology major finds new love for social work through internship
Maud Bulman ’23 , an anthropology major at The College of Wooster, started volunteering with Trinity United Church of Christ during the school year. […]
Wooster’s Navarro-Farr and Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ team discover Stela 51 and Burial 110: a royal tomb at El Perú-Waka’ site in Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala
Olivia C. Navarro-Farr, associate professor of archaeology and anthropology at The College of Wooster and co-director of the Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ (PAW) team from […]
Wrong-way Icelandic puffins lead student researcher to follow the right path
When you love animals as a child, people often say “You should be a veterinarian when you grow up.” Megan Tuennerman ’22 heard this […]
PaleoliTHICC: Understanding the Woman of Willendorf using contemporary fat studies
Name: Shelby Jones Major: Anthropology Minor: History Advisor: Dr. Siavash Samei; Dr. Beth Derderian (second reader) My research focused on the Woman (“Venus”) of Willendorf figurine, one of […]
Forming National Identity through Commemoration: Representation within Postage Stamps at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
Name: Kate Read Major: Anthropology Minor: Art History Advisors: Dr. Elizabeth Derderian & Dr. Zareen Thomas This independent study focuses on the idea of forming a national identity […]
Meat Your Vegetables: An Exploration into Food Sustainability on a Small Liberal Arts Campus
Name: Audrey Holder Major: Anthropology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Seiko Matsuzawa, Heather Fitz Gibbon (second reader) There have been several studies that link food […]
Gaming the System: A Game Theoretic Approach to Risk Management and Cybersecurity
Name: Abigail Breitenbucher Major: Mathematics Minors: Anthropology, History Advisor: Dr. Colby Long Second Reader: Dr. Subhadip Chowdhury The goals of this project were to […]
Conjuring Authenticity: The Coven, Buckland Museum, and the Representation of Magic Behind Glass
Name: Ellen Nikirk Majors: History and Anthropology Advisors: Dr. Katie Holt and Dr. Pamela Frese Paganism and other nature-based religions are some of the fastest growing spiritual […]
Sociology course engaging incarcerated students via robots featured
Anne Nurse, professor of sociology and anthropology at The College of Wooster found a new way to engage with incarcerated students at a local […]
Great Decisions of Wayne County lecture series returns to Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio — The lecture series, The Great Decisions of Wayne County, is set to return to The College of Wooster campus in March […]
Wooster Science Café resumes for spring season Feb. 1
A new season of the Wooster Science Café kicks off Feb. 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by The College of Wooster and The […]
Craven receives 2021 CAR Book Prize for ‘Reproductive Losses: Challenges to LGBTQ Family-Making’
The 2021 Council on Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR) Book Prize has been awarded to Christa Craven the dean for faculty development and professor of […]
APEX Fellowship | Adam Hinden
Major: Chinese Studies, Anthropology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: He/Him/His Faculty Mentor: Stephanie Strand As a research intern at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, […]
APEX Fellowship | Kayla Stevens
Major: Anthropology Class Year: 2023 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Strand At the Hochstein Music School in Rochester, NY, I assisted in the […]
AMRE | Experiential Learning & Community Engagement at The College of Wooster
Spencer Gaitsch ’22 | History and Political Science Audrey Holder ’22 | Anthropology Advisors: Cathy McConnell and Sarah Sobeck Special thanks to the following sponsors: Laura […]
Adam Hinden ’22 earns opportunity to participate in Athens Democracy Forum in Greece
Adam Hinden ’22, an anthropology and Chinese studies major at The College of Wooster, was selected to participate in this year’s Athens Democracy Forum […]