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Stay connected to the latest research, achievements and events in the Department of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo. From fieldwork discoveries to faculty publications and community partnerships, this is where you can see our work in action. Explore stories to learn how the department is asking meaningful questions and making an impact at UB and beyond.

  • Soldiers' return focus of photo exhibition
    3/9/22

    UB's "Developing a Meaningful Sense of Belonging among Veterans” project, lead by Vasiliki Neofotistos, associate professor of anthropology, and in collaboration with community partners, presents a photo exhibition of veterans' photography that explores the challenges of reintegration into society after combat. 

  • Photo story: Holowka human paleontology class
    2/23/22

    UBNow recently featured Nicholas Holowka's human paleontology class where students examined skeleton displays depicting the evolution of human bidepedalism.

  • Labarge leads published research on pumas in the Americas
    1/31/22
    Laura Labarge, EEB PhD '21 (advisor Carol Berman), is lead author on a study, jointly conducted with Defenders of Wildlife and Panthera, showing the potential impact mountain lions, also known as pumas, have on ecosystems throughout North and South America.
  • Stahlman interviewed about first Thanksgiving
    12/1/21

    Joe Stahlman, anthropology research assistant professor and member of the Seneca Nation of Indians,  spoke with NBC New York about what really happened that first Thanksgiving, and why Americans should still celebrate the holiday.

  • DiGangi cited in The New York Times
    10/20/21

    Elizabeth DiGangi, UB Anthropology MA '02 and associate professor of anthropology at SUNY Binghamton, was recently cited in The New York Times article about how forensic anthropologists are examining the racial bias potential of ancestry estimation in the field.

  • UB Archaeological Survey guides participants at Michigan Street Baptist Church community dig
    9/22/21
    The Buffalo News reported on the community dig event led by UB Archaeological Survey at the Michigan Street Baptist Church. More public events occur Fridays and Saturdays in September with details available at the Community Archaeology Days website.