Ancient Cambodian ceramics part of World Anthropology Day celebration
The UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Department of Anthropology celebrated World Anthropology Day on February 20.
UH anthropologist¡¯s book translated into Chinese
C. Fred Blake¡¯s simplified Chinese character edition of Burning Money: The Material Spirit of the Chinese Lifeworld has inspired widespread academic discussion.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ geography, anthropology programs among top 50 in U.S.
According to the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s geography and archaeology are in the top 40 among U.S. universities and colleges.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ oral history project preserves Waialua¡¯s past
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ students are preserving the history of the North Shore communities of Waialua and Haleʻiwa by interviewing kūpuna (grandparents, elders) from those areas.
UH Hilo student wins award at international anthropology meeting
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Hilo undergraduate Alexis Cabrera won third prize out of 90 student submissions for her presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology.
Prominent #MeToo figure, ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ alumna, returns to UH
UH Mānoa alumna Karen Kelsky, a prominent figure in the national #MeToo movement, has been speaking out on issues of sexual assault in academia, with a focus on empowering victims and training people in leadership.
Students record memories to preserve Waialua¡¯s past
The UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ North Shore Field School guided students in the recording of oral history to preserve the experiences of k¨±puna in Waialua.
Invasion of privacy suffered by the poor explored in public talk
Khiara M. Bridges, a Boston University law and anthropology professor, discusses her new book, The Poverty of Privacy Rights, in a public lecture on March 8
Origin of modern humans more complicated than originally thought
A new study calls for a re-evaluation of our understanding of when and how humans left Africa and what happened once they arrived in Asia.
Researchers chart economic inequality across the ages
Researchers saw disparities in wealth mount with the rise of agriculture, specifically the domestication of plants and large animals, and increased social organization.