UPenn Anthropology

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Penn Anthropology's own Mallika Sarma is featured in the most recent issue of Penn Today! The article dives into her fascinating research on extreme environments. You can find the link to the article below: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sas-anthr…

PhD Student Anna Luurtsema just presented her work at the Society of American Archaeology meetings in Denver, with a poster co-authored with mentor Katherine Moore. "Beyond the Butcher's Block: Culinary Choices and Animal Utility in a Late 19th-Century Philadelphia Residence."

The Climate Postdoc job listing- Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/166048 CASI site: casi.sas.upenn.edu/postdoctoral-c…

CASI seeks a scholar who focuses on one or more of the following areas: environment-society relations, cities & urbanization, & climate change. We are open to applicants from a range of disciplinary traditions, particularly anthropology, architecture, geography, & planning

Dr. Alex Chen will soon begin his combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency here at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  Warmest congratulations to both!

Dr. Ben Sieff will be a Psychiatry Resident in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin.

Our most recent graduates of the MD-PhD/Anthropology program are taking their next steps as physician-anthropologists:

Anthropology PhD candidate Rebecca Winkler got a shoutout in the most recent SAS newsletter for her work documenting the lives of Elephants and the Indigenous people who co-exist with them in Thailand! See below: view.connect.upenn.edu/?qs=fec6fb6233…

Anthropology PHD student Chryslin Laurore was recently interviewed for Omnia, the Penn alumni magazine! omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/perspect…

Our very own Lynn Meskell chaired the World Monument Fund's panel that decided the 25 World Monuments to Watch in 2025! Find out more here: penn.museum/blog/world-mon…

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Kathy Morrison for being named one of this year's Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars! pbk.org/visitingschola…

Congrats to Prof. Adriana Petryna, whose book "Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change" is joint winner of the 2024 Senior Book Prize of the American Ethnological Society! Read the prize committee citation here: americanethnologist.org/awards/senior-…

Professor Lynn Meskell will speak at the UNESCO 70th Anniversary! May 13-15, 2024: Peace Palace & World Forum The Hague, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. She will be speaking in the plenary panel, Protecting Cultural property: A Humanitarian Imperative. youtube.com/watch?v=TGoGrw…

MD-PhD Student Nipun Kottage is a recipient of the 2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Congratulations Nipun!! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/2024-penn…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Deborah Thomas, who has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2024! This is a great and richly well-deserved honor. Congratulations, Deb! gf.org/announcements/

Congrats to our Lynn Meskell for being named a trustee at @WHUSA1965 !

Happy #AnthroDay from UPenn!

Announcing the complete schedule for our Penn Anthropology Spring 2024 Colloquium series! More information on our website: anthropology.sas.upenn.edu/colloquium-ser…

TODAY 12-1:30pm

Monday, November 13th 12pm-1:30pm Coren Apicella (University of Pennsylvania)