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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights, Wolff writes in ‘The Conversation’
Christopher Wolff, an associate professor in UAlbany’s Department of Anthropology, writes in “The Conversation” about the process of returning ancestral human remains to their rightful cultures and how these efforts can serve as a partial remedy for the historical trauma of Indigenous communities.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
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Anthropology Lecture: "Stalked by the Refuse Wind: Colonialism, Disease, and Structural Violence in New Mexico, 1540-1700 CE" by Dr. Matthew Liebman
Anthropology Department will host this lecture on Friday Nov. 15 at 3:00 PM, Lecture Center 12. Light refreshments to follow in the Department. Debates regarding the magnitude, tempo, and ecological effects of Native American population decline after 1492 constitute some of the most contentious issues in early American history. Was depopulation rapid and catastrophic, with effects extensive enough to change even the earth’s atmosphere? Or was this decline more moderate, with numbers of Native Americans waning slowly after European colonization? The results of recent collaborative research among archaeologists, dendrochronologists, and tribal members from the Pueblo of Jemez in northern New Mexico present unanticipated results, with consequences that extend beyond the borders of the American Southwest to anthropological studies of colonialism more generally.
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What to Know About Day of the Dead: A Q&A with Verónica Pérez Rodríguez
The Day of the Dead, a holiday traditionally celebrated in Mexico and Guatemala, has become increasingly popular in the U.S. as people look to partake in colorful, joyful celebrations honoring loved ones who have died. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez, director of the Institute for Mesoamerican Studies at UAlbany, explains the meaning behind the holiday.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany Diversity Transformation Award Supports New Class of Self-Reliant Scholars
Thanks to a Diversity Transformation Award grant presented by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, efforts to support the self-reliant scholars initiative are back on track.