Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Anthropology http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/122/anthropology/ USC Dornsife students win top prizes at the 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work. In humanities, Vellore Adithi placed first for research.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0500 Mummy CT scans show ancient people had clogged arteries, too, reports University Professor Caleb Finch, lead author in a study recently published in The Lancet.]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s very own Indiana Jones, Thomas Garrison is heading up an international team to excavate two unique Maya temples in the Guatemalan jungle — National Geographic’s most popular discovery story in 2012.]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:45:00 -0500 USC Dornsife anthropologist G. Alexander Moore said the prediction of the world’s demise on Dec. 21, 2012 was based on a misunderstanding of the Mayan calendar.]]> Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:40:00 -0500 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety, earned his B.A. in history in 2011. The aspiring high school teacher continues to inspire fans and children on and off the field by his continuous follow-through.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0500 Jeri Schuessler-Loynachan receives scholarship in honor of USC Dornsife alumna Mary Roney at the program’s annual colloquium.]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0500 The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:24:00 -0500 Whether it’s Joshua Greenberger’s study on infant language acquisition, Marco Mendoza’s wheelchair propulsion research or Maureen McCarthy’s look at chimpanzees and their vanishing habitats, students and faculty in two new USC Dornsife programs are exploring what it means to be human in mind and body.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:05:00 -0500 Standing up against racism. Saving the oysters. Allowing science to progress. Just a few monumental topics in USC Dornsife 2020’s range of view.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:42:00 -0500 The international relations major brings the number of USC students chosen as Truman Scholars to 17.]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:24:00 -0500 Commemorating International Women’s Day, genocide survivors as well as political scholars and filmmakers discuss women’s rights during a recent event organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute and The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme.]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:29:00 -0500 Katherine Montgomery Montclair, New Jersey Creative Writing A woman walking briskly down the street. A man donning a fedora. These uncomplicated sights inspire Katherine Montgomery in her fiction writing. Montgomery realized her...]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:50:00 -0500 How can students get the most out of their USC Dornsife experience? These sophomores have the answers. They took FYI seminars last year and now are helping others acclimate and navigate.]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:47:00 -0500 Three USC Dornsife faculty will incorporate Holocaust witness testimony into their courses with awards from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:22:00 -0500 Students in the Masters in Visual Anthropology program in USC Dornsife have spent the past year crafting ethnographic documentaries chronicling topics such as surf tourism in Latin America and the cultural preservation of Los Angeles’ Garifuna community. This past Friday, the films made their debut on the big screen.]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:47:00 -0500 The Interdisciplinary Research Group in USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture makes the connections.]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 10:54:00 -0500 The series will help students enrich their studies of unfamiliar cultures and societies.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:21:00 -0500 In the film Avatar, director James Cameron creates a futuristic tribal culture complete with its own language, rituals and religion.]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500 USC College’s Master of Arts in Visual Anthropology Starts Anew]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:00 -0500 The television network will air a presentation given by Mancall on his new book about the life and expeditions of Henry Hudson.]]> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:18:00 -0500 “Take advantage of every opportunity and never give up.”]]> Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:32:00 -0500 Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:22:00 -0500 Nayuta Yamashita of USC College peers into the lives of the planet’s most primitive primates.]]> Mon, 1 Oct 2007 01:05:00 -0500 Paul Bohannan, emeritus professor and former administrator at USC College, died July 13. The man of many interests had been writing his autobiography.]]> Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 In her new role, USC's human rights expert Alison Dundes Renteln would like to create programs with a global focus and give students a chance to work on United Nations reform from the inside.]]> Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:27:00 -0500