James B. Petersen Archaeology Award: Sylvie Littledale

submitted by Sofia Benito Alston (’21), UVM Anthropology CommTeam Sylvie Diana Littledale is this year’s recipient of the James B. Petersen Archaeology Award for an outstanding Anthropology graduate who is pursuing archaeology. On April 16th, UVM celebrated its annual Student Research Conference where students get to discuss the research they have carried out. One of […]

Student research conference

Last Thursday, April 19th, 4 of our very own Anthropology student presented their research projects in the Student Research Conference. We are very proud of Sylvie Littledale, Siera Carusone, Catie Owen and Sonia Zacchea for their hard work and wonderful presentations. More on them to come!

Anthropology student Haji (’19) takes action in Burlington community

In late September, Anthropology student Aden Haji ’19 spoke at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City for the International Peace Day Conference. Haji is a member of UNITE, an organization fostering activism among Vermont youth. Through UNITE’s partnership with the non-profit Children of the Earth, Haji and his peers were invited to the […]

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Archaeological Investigation on UVM Campus

             

Anthropology Major, Siera Carusone, in Kigali, Rwanda

As the first recipient of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) Summer Internship offered by the UVM Career Center and the College of Arts and Sciences, Siera Carusone ’18 is studying in Kigali, Rwanda.   Read more about her work here    

Story on Summer UVM Archaeology Interns

  From the Milton Independent: “Digging in, part two: UVM archaeology survey completed at Stannard House“      

Anthropology Students Present their Work at the UVM Student Research Conference

Several anthropology students presented their work at the UVM Student Research Conference, including one interviewed by NPR. Ariadne Argyros, A Stylistic Analysis of Middle Kingdom Faience Hippopotami Statuettes (Advisor: Scott Van Keuren) Liz Cheli, How Ethnography Informs the Study of Archaeological Pottery Production (Advisor: Scott Van Keuren) Catherine Dey, Mayan, Mimbres, and Moche: Human Representation […]

Anthropology Student Awarded a Grant for Summer Research

Sonia Zaccheo, a junior minoring in Anthropology with a global health focus, has been awarded a UVM College of Arts and Sciences APLE Summer Stipend to support her Honors thesis research this summer. Her ethnographic research is focused on mapping and analyzing the food and nutrition resources, programs, and initiatives on offer for resettled refugees […]

Congratulations to Matthew Claeys

Matthew Claeys (2011) is expected to graduate Fall 2016 with a Masters in African Studies from the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana. His thesis research surveyed perceptions and treatment of mental health in Ghana as a means to understand human rights theory in Africa. He has been involved in additional research […]

UVM Anthropology Faculty and Students featured in local exhibit

Feel like a really quick local field trip? A brief study break during finals period? The UVM Dana Medical Library lobby is hosting an exhibit “Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health” with a slide show on global health activities at UVM.  It is up from this week until mid December and includes […]