Rinita Dalan, Anthropology and Earth Science, has been appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to serve a 4-year term on the Nation’s Preservation Technology and Training Board. The Board is an advisory body to the National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, established by Congress in 1992, reporting to the Secretary of the Interior. Members of […]
Congratulations to 2021 Goldwater Scholarship nominees, Aujanae Eubanks (Psychology), Bridgett Grosz (Geosciences), Carlan Haugrud (Health and Medical Sciences), and Anna Madsen (Biochemistry & Biotechnology and Cellular & Molecular Biology). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified students who are planning on pursuing careers in science, math and […]
A second section of the LASC 2 Critical Thinking ANTH 100 “Debating Humankind” course has been added to the spring 2021 schedule. This section is fully online and asynchronous. This course explores critical thinking skills in relation to multicultural examples spanning time and space. Students will review and engage in a series of discussions, including among others, topics on race, […]
George Holley, Department of Anthropology and Earth Science, has co-authored an article — “Caddo or Cahokian? Stylistic and Compositional Analysis of a Fine-Engraved Vessel from Northwest Iowa” — to be published in the journal “Plains Anthropologist.”
MSUM faculty were awarded $19,561 (full funding) for their Minnesota Innovation Grant “Shark Tank” Presentation, “Finding Refuge: Using GIS Technology to unite natural, historical, cultural, and creative experiences in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.” The Finding Refuge grant committee includes: Professor Travis Dolence (Distance Learning/Web Librarian), Professor Alex Fogarty (Graphic Communications), Professor Tonya “TJ” Hansen (Economics), Dr. David Kramer (Technical […]