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Department of Anthropology

2023 News Archive

Dr. John Doering-White receives the Wenner-Gren Foundation Post-PhD grant

Congratulations to John Doering-White for receiving a Wenner-Gren Foundation Post-PhD grant to support a new project titled "Anticipating Humanitarian Climate Futures along the Central American Migration Trail through Mexico." To read more about the project click here.

Aimee Herring wins 2023 Jordan Center's Graduate Student Essay Competition in the Social Sciences

1st Year PhD student, Aimee Herring in linguistic anthropology won this year’s Jordan Center’s Graduate Student Essay Competition in the Social Sciences. The award comes with a cash prize.

Dr. Magdalena Stawkowski wins the 2023 ARHE Policy Brief Professional Award

Dr. Magdalena Stawkowski will be honored at the Society of Medical Anthropology’s awards ceremony by the Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE) awards committee for her policy brief submission entitled: “Forgotten Ground Zeros: Local Populations Exposed to Radiation from Former Nuclear Test Sites.” It was chosen for the ARHE Policy Brief Professional Award winners for 2023.

Dr. Carlina de la Cova makes front cover of Discover magazine

An article Dr. de la Cova was featured in extensively made the front cover of the September/October 2023 issue of Discover magazine. In it she talks about her work and how it affects her.

Dr. Weik's Work on Black Cemeteries Featured in USC News

Dr. Weik was featured for his "research and preservation efforts at three burial grounds across South Carolina: sites in Blythewood, Daufuskie Island and Hilton Head."

Claudia Carriere nominated for first ever Inaugural Staff Senate Award

Claudia, the Anthropology Department's Office Manager since 2017, was nominated for this award.

More on Breakthrough Star, Dr. Monica Barra

Cultural anthropologist Dr. Monica Barra studies how racial inequalities are shaped by scientific practices, racial histories and climate change in the U.S. South.

Remembering Dr. Leland Ferguson

The Anthropology Department mourns the passing of our colleague Dr. Leland Ferguson (1941-2023), Distinguished Professor Emeritus.

Remembering Dr. Drucilla Barker

The Anthropology Department mourns the passing of our colleague Dr. Drucilla "Drue" Barker (1949-2023).

Dr. Magdalena Stawkowski featured in Foreign Policy article

Dr. Stawkowski was cited in an article discussing the Semipalatinsk Test site, also known as the Polygon, which is a testing complex in present-day Kazakhstan that was established by the former Soviet Union.

Dr. Goldberg assists with the spring break HBCU archeology field school program

Over Spring Break, Dr. Kelly Goldberg and a group of six students from local HBCUs went to the Rose Hill Plantation for an archeology field school. These students had the opportunity to explore archeology, something that was outside the scope of their majors.

Dr. Stawkowski is a McCausland Fellow for 2023

Dr. Magdalena Stawkowski was chosen to be a McCausland Fellow for 2023 for her research contributions to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Monica Barra receives Breakthrough Star Award

Dr. Barra was honored as a 2023 Breakthrough Star.

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