Anthropology News
Anthropology research awarded NSF funding
The NSF has funded a study to understand how behavioral changes affect health outcomes. Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, François Dengah, will conduct a three-year project looking at the impact of gender roles and family life on an individual...
USU Anthropology Student, Vet Med Faculty Identify Object in Centuries-Old Indigenous Pouch
When anthropology graduate student Alexandra Wolberg needed to analyze an unusual Indigenous pouch without damaging it, the College of Veterinary Medicine had a unique opportunity to support one of Utah State University’s anthropologists.
Award winning railroad research
Rails East to Ogden: Utah’s Transcontinental Railroad Story,” a publication in the Bureau of Land Management’s cultural resources series, has been recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Museum Week at Logan Campus
In honor of Top of Utah Museum Week, which will take place Sept. 13-18, all USU main campus and USU Eastern museums, as well as the Cache Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) Museum, will offer free admission and special programming to patrons.
"Bringing War Home"
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded two Utah State University CHaSS faculty members $99,891 for a two-year, community-facing project.
Press Release: Bringing War Home
History professor Dr. Susan R. Grayzel and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Molly Boeka Cannon will lead the project.
Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture: A Practical Guide – New Book by François Dengah
USU Anthropology and SSWA for happy to announce a new book published by one of our very own anthropology faculty members, François Dengah, titled "Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture: A Practical Guide."
USU Interfaith Fellows share inspirational messages in a time of COVID-19 anxieties
Under the direction of Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin, USU Interfaith Fellows share how their religious orientation helps them find hope in times of severe uncertainty.
Vernal open house/exhibit to conclude global conference of archaeologists
An open house will bring the public into a week long conference of archaeologists worldwide discussing climate sustainable food systems at USU Uintah Basin in Vernal.
Anthro professor creates support group as safe space for religious discussion
Anthropology Professor Bonnie Glass-Coffin says the Interfaith Initiative has launched a new support group on campus to help students improve their mental health by discussing their religious identities.
Book talk, exhibit brings world of 100-year-old novel ‘My Antonia’ to life
Dr. Steve Shively to lead discussion of important Willa Cather novel during exhibit.
Anthropology Students Find Significant Artifacts
Richard Olsen leads two assistants and eight students on an archaeological field school to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Found an artifact on your hiking trail? Love it, and leave it
When you come across artifacts on the trail, leave it in place. And, oh, that old sliver of purple glass? It’s an artifact, too.
USU in Deep South for MLK 50th
A group of USU students, led by Dr. Jason Gilmore and anthropology's Dr. Francois Dengah, are in the Deep South on a civil rights pilgrimage to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination.
Dr. Patricia Lambert: CHaSS Distinguished Professor 2017
Dr. Patricia Lambert, professor of anthropology, was granted the honorary title of Distinguished Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) for 2017.
Science of humans
In the social sciences, we research people. It rests right in the name of our college: Humanities and Social Sciences.
Research Abroad
Read several stories highlighting different research abroad programs at CHaSS.
A Week with Guest Anthropologist LIC Rafael Vasquez Guerrero
Peruvian Anthropologist, LIC Rafael Vasquez Guerrero, came to USU to give a guest presentation at the Museum of Anthropology. Learn more about his visit.
"King's Road:" 2018 USU Civil Rights Pilgrimage
An opportunity for four USU undergraduate students to travel with USU professors Jason Gilmore and Francois Dengah on a seven-day trip through the American South.
Ethnographic Field School Blog
The Anthropology Program at USU is currently involved at a field school in Huanchaco, Peru. The work of the field school centers around helping a community affected by the recent flooding and a study of Medicinal Herbs.
New SSWA social justice scholarship
Utah State University’s Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology has created a scholarship program for students who want to become “ambassadors for social justice.”
Exciting Events at the Museum of Anthropology
View a list of the upcoming events for the Museum of Anthropology at Utah State University Logan campus. Be sure to check back on this page frequently as the calendar of events is ever changing.
Student Poster Wins Award at Great Basin Conference
This poster was one of three winners in the student poster competition at the 35th Great Basin Anthropological Conference held in Reno, NV on October 5-8th.
Anthropology Faculty, Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin, featured in the Huffington Post
As an anthropology and religious studies professor who has spent my entire life championing diversity, I was shocked and stunned by this election.
Fulbright Student Research Grants, a Great Learning Opportunity with Dr. Grocke
While at first she had to beg her host family to help, after a few days, every family in the village wanted her assistance as they quickly realized she was actually quite helpful!
Water is Life
Please attend this prayer meeting held September 6-9 every evening at 6 PM on Old Main Hill. See flyer.
Rare Mammoth Tusk Unearthed in Cub River Area
The fossilized tusk of a Columbian mammoth was unearthed in a private gravel pit in the Cub River area on Tuesday, July 19.
USU Anthropology Student, Vet Med Faculty Identify Object in Centuries-Old Indigenous Pouch
Anthropology graduate student Alexandra Wolberg teamed up with the College of Veterinary Medicine to analyze an Indigenous pouch.