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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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