Anthropology Department News

2011

Dr. Giovanni Bennardo attended a conference entitled The Cultural Constitution of Casual Cognition Setting the State for a Cross-Disciplinary Endeavour. Here is the link.

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Russell and Dr. Kendall Thu on becoming the first recipients of the Presidential Engagement Professor Honors.

Dr. Giovanni Bennardo attended a conference entitled The Cultural Constitution of Casual Cognition Setting the State for a Cross-Disciplinary Endeavour. Here is the link.

Dr. Winifred Creamer was featured on an article on the November 13th issue of the daily chronicle. Here is the link

Dr. Andrea Molnar will host a seminar and roundtable titled "Peacebuilding in Conflict Regions in Southeast Asia" on Dec 1, 2011 in Graham Hall Room 334 from 8:30 - 12:00. Flyer Attached

Dr. Dan Gebo gave a talk for the Board of Trustees Professor Seminar on Thursday September 27, 2011. The lecture will be on The Theory of Evolution in a Modern World.

Dr. Giovanni Bennardo earns NSF grant to lead a conference/workshop at NIU: Cultural Models of Nature and the Environment: Space, Self, and Causality. This workshop is sponsered by the NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy.

Dr. Susan Russell was featured in an article in NIU Today on Feb. 9th, 2011 titled Filipinos honor NIU's Susan Russell. Full story here.

2010

Dr. Kendall Thu speaks about NIU's new academic program! "Going green: new academic program, center to focus on environment." View Video

NIU Alumni Association publication, Northern Now, featured Archaeologist, Dr. Michael Kolb and his students at a dig site in Sicily. Take a look at 'Sicily Rediscovered'

Anthropologist travels to Kenya on Fulbright Scholar grant. Read Article

2009

Anthropologist Susan Russell wins national award for contributions to international education. Read Article

2008

Kendall Thu named editor of national journal in anthropology. Read Article

Dan Gebo, Christine Worobec, Narayan Hosmanenamed 2008 Board of Trustees Professors. Read Article

2007

NIU anthropologist finds cultural emphasis on group over individual might hinder democracy. Read Article

NIU Anthropology Museum debuts new exhibiton post-Khmer Rouge life in Cambodia. Read Article

Kolb-NIU archaeologist, students uncover possible medieval mosque in Sicily. Read Article

Creamer, Ebrahimi, Fehrenbach named 2007 Presidential Research Professors. Read Article

2006

New book by NIU anthropologist sheds light on mystery monkey. Read Article

Roots of civilization in Hawaii to 13th century. Read Article

Anthropology Museum exhibit examines Islam in Southeast Asia. Read Article

Early human ancestors had a wobble in their walk. Read Article

2005

Anthropology museum documents Cambodia's 'killing fields.' Read Article

Field trip is golden for student archaeologists. Read Article

2004

Archaeologists shed new light on Americas' earliest known civilization. Read Article

Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship. Read Article

Anthropologist examines cultural models in democratic movements. Read Article

In Search of the Lost City of Alica. Read Article

Congo Exhibit Highlights Anthropology Museum. Read Article

2003

Archaeologists studying site where ancient spear point was discovered. Read Article

Archaeologists harvest past from Yorkville cornfield. Read Article

Anthropologist sinks teeth into study of how primates grow up. Read Article

Icon discovery pushes back Andean religion by a millennium. Read Article

2002

Keeping the Game Close. Read Article

The Smallest Primates. Read Article

Anthropology Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship. Read Article

2001

Americas' oldest pyramids, cities. Read Article

Flesh and Bone. Read Article

2000

Researchers discover fossils of tiny, thumb-length primates. Read Article

Newly discovered fossils from China shed light on common ancestry of monkeys, apes and humans. Read Article

NIU Professor Winifred Creamer named YWCA Outstanding Woman Leader in DuPage.