October 17, 2023
Anthropology Spring 2023 Newsletter
Anthropology Spring 2023 Newsletter MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Dear Anthropology Friends, As I reflect on the 2022-2023 year, I am struck by some of the challenges we collectively navigated (from strikes to holiday floods) and the incredible generosity of our extended Anthropology family (including substantial donations from Victor Kolschuk and Anne Keenleyside). This […]
October 10, 2023
New findings put 1918 flu pandemic in a different light
Remains of victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic indicate that pre-existing medical conditions and socioeconomic factors increased likelihood of death, McMaster researchers find. ...
September 29, 2023
Video project empowers Indigenous communities to make decisions about using DNA analysis at residential school sites
Researchers at the McMaster Ancient DNA Centre are working with Indigenous communities to create informational videos that will help communities decide whether to use DNA identification at residential school burial sites. ...
August 31, 2023
A new study shows a link between institutionalization, hip fractures, and death
In a thought-provoking study conducted by Dr. Megan Brickley, she shares a summary of her article: Patterns of hip fractures found in institutionalized individuals who died in Missouri, USA, between 1910 and 1967 reveal a disturbing picture of underfunding of public institutions, resulting in a lack of resources and attention and fractures that led […]
August 29, 2023
McMaster welcomes three new Banting postdocs
Three McMaster postdoctoral researchers have received the 2023 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, one of Canada’s most prestigious postdoctoral awards....
August 9, 2023
Vitamin C in Hominin Diet
Professor Emeritus Henry Schwarcz proposes a solution to an old and important problem in hominin (human) evolution: where did our ancestors get vitamin C when they were living in northern Eurasia (for example in the Neander Valley (tal) in Germany)? The answer appears to be: pine needles. “Hominins emerging from Africa in the Pleistocene […]
July 19, 2023
Job Posting For an Anthropology Instructional Assistant
This Instructional Assistant position supports faculty in their ongoing instructional activities within the department, in particular (but not limited to) archaeology laboratory courses. Responsibilities include organizing and coordinating the archaeology laboratory, including troubleshooting problems and liaising with Facilities Services, vendors and technology services; designing and developing laboratory courses and student projects, preparing experiential education protocols […]
July 4, 2023
Meet Karen McGarry, the new Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Karen McGarry, associate professor in the department of Anthropology, began her new term as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, on July 1st. We caught up with Karen to talk about what led her to this role, what she’s excited about the most, and what she does outside of work. Tell us about your […]
June 23, 2023
Study of archaeological cooking vessels sheds light on Indigenous histories
McMaster researchers are working with communities at Six Nations to analyze hundreds of 16th- and 17th-century pottery fragments to provide a clearer picture of local Indigenous histories. ...
June 15, 2023
Convocation 2023: Blazing a trail in Latin American studies
When he came to McMaster, Ian-Carlo Morales-Nunez had no idea how the next few years would play out. This week, he graduates with the university's very first minor in Latin American and Latinx studies. ...
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