It was Primate Behavior week in Intro to Physical Anthropology, so Dr. Butler escorted the class to the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for in-person primate observation. The outstanding staff provided the students with a tour of the primates in addition to watching the trainers conduct a special training session for each of the four primate species. Students then chose […]
Please join us for the second of our Interdisciplinary Environmental Seminar series, featuring Shane Butler, Principle Geoscientist at the Energy & Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks, ND. Shane will be speaking on careers in Geosciences and Environmental Sciences.
Karl Leonard (Geology Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Earth Science) presented research that he has done with students Hunter Brandt and Haley Tyler at the 2022 Williston Basin Core Workshop, August 10 and 11 at the North Dakota Geological Survey Core and Sample Library in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The workshop was organized by the North Dakota Geological […]
College for Kids & Teens participants in the Archeology & Geoscience of a Ghost Town course had the opportunity to join MSUM Anthropology & Geoscience faculty & students at a local, active archaeological site! The experience led by Dr. Amanda Butler & Karl Leonard provided a one of a kind experience to area high schoolers. Archaeologists are uncovering history in […]
I am happy to announce Dr. Erik Gooding is our new Director of the Honors Program and the Center for Engaged Learning. Erik is an anthropology professor in the Department of Anthropology and Earth Science. He will draw upon his experiences as a community engagement director for a local Indigenous non-profit, his recent four-year participation in a Bush Foundation Community […]