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Jenni explains that the exhibition's "presence on campus signaled that what is happening in Myanmar has not ended, even if it no longer dominates the news.” She writes: "Spaces like universities matter because they create room for stories that might otherwise be pushed aside."

Purdue’s ALab exhibition, "Hopeful Defiance: 5 Years of Myanmar's Revolution," inspired this Letter to the Editor from Jenni Thang, a research assistant in the College of Education. purdueexponent.org/opinion/letter…

Friday, February 27 1:30 - 1:50 pm Biological and Cultural Intersections in the Ancient Nile Valley M. Buzon 1:50 - 2:10 pm Decolonizing Archaeology in Sudan: a Local Perspective from el-Kurru Village A. Mohamed

(through May 31, 2026). It provides vital context to the themes of the exhibition and up-to-date insight on the sociopolitical developments and artistic transitions that shaped Egypt and Nubia over millennia. Registration to attend online: sites.google.com/view/egyptsuda…

Dr. Michele Buzon and PhD student Anwar Mohamed are featured speakers in an upcoming international conference. Egypt and Sudan from Prehistory to the Present brings together a distinguished group of Egyptologists and Nubiologists to explore the historical,

observation to show how this agricultural work reflects deep ambiguities about rural futures in a mountainous region with high biodiversity, uncertain formal economies, and a desire to maintain a sense of home despite outmigration.

The paper, ““We Are Just Surviving”: The Paradox of Robust Homegardens in Northern Bosnia and Herzegovina” journals.sagepub.com/eprint/WNCVZMX… uses a combination of garden surveys, interviews, and participant

Gardens don't just grow vegetables, they can also grow mutual aid! Andrew Flachs published a research article in East European Politics and Societies that assesses the role of home gardens and food self provisioning as a vehicle for mutual aid in Bosnia.

Dada Docot's essay "Anthropology of the Hometown" is now live in the American Anthropologist. Docot argues that doing anthropology of the hometown contributes to broader efforts of disciplinary redress and decolonization. Read open access at doi.org/10.1111/aman.7… @dadadocot

Together, the three of them hold majors in Chemistry, Political Science, Anthropology, Environmental Geoscience, two minors in Anthropology, and a minor in Human Rights.

Analyzing desclassified military documents, ethnographic interview transcripts, and mapping tools, they are identifying historical transport lines and the longterm impacts of military burn pits on Iraqi families' health and environment.

Wilke undergraduate researchers, Gitali Teckchandani, Salma Benmoussa, and Lauren Riina, gather to discuss their interdisciplinary research on Kali Rubaii's Parts Per Million Project, in the Department of Anthropology. @PurdueLibArts

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ethnicity, culture, genetics, sensory function, appetite, the gut–brain axis, and the microbiome shape what and how we eat—and why these insights matter for truly tailored nutrition guidance. You may read the article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @AmandaVeile @PurdueLibArts

Amanda Veile has published a new review article in Advances in Nutrition, “Ingestive Behavior and Precision Nutrition: Part of the Puzzle.” Coauthored with colleagues from Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences and IU School of Medicine, the article maps how age, sex, BMI,

and cannot say. Writing as a mother and an anthropologist, Rutherford tells the story of arriving in her daughter’s wordless world and what she found there. This talk may of be interest to those engaged in questions about meaning, language, disability, care, and worldmaking.

The Department of Anthropology is hosting a book talk by the renowned anthropologist, Danilyn Rutherford, who is speaking this Monday 9:30-11:30 am in PFEN 241. Refreshments will be provided. Rutherford's book, Beautiful Mystery explores the space between what we can

Please join the Purdue Anthropology for our 4th annual Midterms Cookie and Hot Chocolate Break this coming Wednesday, October 22nd from 10-11:30 in the Stone Hall Atrium on the main floor!!🍪☕️

on their findings during the joint University of Southern Indiana and Purdue University Field School at Fort Ouiatenon this past summer. Check out the newsletter! @PurdueLibArts #PurdueUniversity #boilerup #Purdue

Purdue ANTH Professor Kory Cooper and graduate students Cassie Apuzzo and Ben Grubbs, along with Purdue EAPS Professor Ali Bramson, were featured in the Society of Historical Archaeology’s Fall Newsletter mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i…