Anthropology
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Extinction And Survival Under Capitalism With Anna Tsing
Anthropology Professor Anna Tsing was interviewed by WORT-FM, the Pacifica Radio affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, about capitalism and the matsutake mushroom, which grows wild in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and is prized in Japan.
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Alum talks Chinese-Italian fashion industry
Anthropology Professor Lisa Rofel returned to her alma mater to give a talk about her research on the Chinese-Italian fashion industry, and the Brown Daily Herald covered the event.
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Ancient DNA Analysis Yields Unexpected Insights About Peoples of Central, South America
Research by Lars Fehren-Schmitz of anthropology was featured in Before It's News.
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Eugenic Thinking Today
Megan Moodie, associate professor of anthropology, published a review of the documentary film "Intelligent Lives" in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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Student scientists conduct hands-on field research
Anthropology lecturer Jay Reti was featured in a story about Paso Robles High School students who spent eight days doing hands-on field work as part of a new scientific collaborative that involves UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy.
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Surviving Climate Change in Italy
Sapiens published a feature about Associate Professor of Anthropology Andrew Mathews, who is conducting climate-change research in Italy.
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Haiti's Royal Past
Associate Professor of Anthropology Cameron Monroe's excavation of a 19th century palace in Haiti was featured in Archaeology magazine.
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Meet Alison Galloway, preeminent forensic anthropologist
As part of its tribute to Women's History Month, the San Jose Mercury News featured a profile of Anthropology Professor Alison Galloway.
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Show of shipwrecked treasures raises scientists’ ire
A museum show of treasures from a ninth-century shipwreck has unleashed criticism of commercial salvage, which Anthropology Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez says results in the destruction of archaeological sites. Gifford-Gonzalez is president of the Society for American Archaeology, which opposes the upcoming show at the New York City museum of the Asia Society.
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Interview with Melissa Caldwell
En Route, the in-flight magazine of Air Canada, published a profile and interview with anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell.
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Russians sniff out real cheese as imported dairy ban lingers
“The Plate,” a National Geographic blog that covers food, quoted anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell in an article on Russians skeptical about ersatz cheese on store shelves. Caldwell is the editor of Gastronomica published by UC Press.
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What do coffee and music have in common? Words of wisdom from the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea
The trade magazine Beverage Daily reported from the Nespresso coffee conversation industry event in Portugal where anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell spoke about why Starbuck’s ill-fated Race Together campaign failed.