Reimaging the Parks of the Future
Minnesota Public Radio, 9.29.15 Read more
Why Do Humans Need So Much Space? - Podcast
The BBC,”The Why Factor,” 9.11.15 Read more
The Roots of Poverty
The New York Times, “Letters to the Editor,” 5.9.15 Read more
Distinguished Professor Leith Mullings (Anthropology) was among the 32 scholars named as Andrew Carnegie Fellows in the program’s first year. The fellowship provides up to $200,000 to fund sabbaticals for research and writing. Read more
Doctoral student Risa Cromer (Cultural Anthropology) has been awarded a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which provides $25,000 in funding for a year of full-time dissertation writing.
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Among the many projects underway for Christine Folch (Ph.D. 2012, Anthropology) is her first book: a study of the ItaipĂș Binational Hydroelectric Dam in Brazil and Paraguay — the world's largest source of renewable energy. Read more
Distinguished Professor David Harvey (Anthropology/History/Earth and Environmental Sciences) will receive an honorary doctorate in social science from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more
The flawed research design of a study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine represents a step backward in HIV prevention methods, Ida Susser (GC/Hunter, Anthropology) asserts in a new Al Jazeera America op-ed. Read more
Blame Research Design for Failed HIV Study
Al Jazerra America, 3.5.15 Read more
Global Land Grabs: History, Theory and Method
(Routledge, 2015)
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