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Comparative Human Development Anthropology Faculty Announcements

Two Division Faculty Honored with Named and Distinguished Service Professorships

Twenty-three University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or have been appointed distinguished service professors. Prof...

December 22, 2020
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Student Alumni Anthropology Comparative Human Development Announcements

UChicago Postdoctoral Scholar wins prestigious seven-year grant from UK government

By Anjali Anand   In January 2017, it was announced that members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would demobilize and d...

December 10, 2020
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Announcements Faculty Anthropology Psychology

Michael Silverstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Established

The Michael Silverstein Memorial Fund is devoted to expanding access to anthropology at the University of Chicago and diversifying the scholarship wit...

August 31, 2020
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Faculty Anthropology Psychology Announcements

Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020

In half-century at UChicago, scholar made ‘foundational’ contributions to understanding of language Prof. Michael Silverstein, a leading University...

August 16, 2020
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Announcements Anthropology Political Science

University announces 2020 winners of Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards

Faculty honored for exceptional teaching and mentoring of undergraduate, graduate students The transformative education that students experience at...

June 8, 2020
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Announcements Student Anthropology Economics

2020 Saller Dissertation Prize Recipients Named

Gretchen Pfeil from the Department of Anthropology and Winnie Van Dijk from the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics have been selected as the 2...

May 11, 2020
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Announcements Anthropology Faculty

Asst. Prof. Michele Friedner's study highlights technological complications in medicine, questions what ‘normal’ means

This article originally appeared on UChicago News. To read the story on their page click here.   For families with deaf children, a cochlear imp...

October 15, 2020
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Announcements Faculty Anthropology

Anthropology’s Kathryn Takabvirwa served as cultural consultant for the Steppenwolf production of Familiar

When Danya Taymor was hired to direct Steppenwolf’s new comedy, Familiar by Danai Gurira, she knew that she had to get the cultural elements exactly r...

November 21, 2019

Announcements Faculty Anthropology Psychology

Social Sciences faculty receive named professorships

John D. Kelly, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Howard Nusbaum, Professor in the Department of Psychology, have been appointed to name...

November 21, 2019

Announcements Faculty Anthropology

Joseph Masco wins 2017 Graduate Teaching Award

Joseph Masco, Professor in Anthropology and the College By Andrew Bauld, Ryan Goodwin, Mark Peters, and Matt Wood | UChicago News A scholar of man...

November 21, 2019
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