A junior from Chicago, Maria Kitchin has been selected as an inaugural Undergraduate Research Fellow for the American Anthropological Association.
Student Maria Kitchin named inaugural Undergraduate Research Fellow
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Extracting natural resources: International scholars to examine impact in Latin America
The series, titled Natural Resource Extraction in Latin America: Society, Environment, and Politics will include scholars from around the globe exploring the social and environmental impact of withdrawing natural resources from the Earth.
Fear of missing out topic of talk, February 11
Meredith Harrigan of State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo will give a talk titled “The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO): Implications for Personal Relationships and Student Success” at 3 p.m. Monday, February 11, in Schroeder Hall, room 236.
ACED Fellow working towards change in Chicago
Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow Angela Eastlund is working for better employment as a pathway out of poverty through her professional practice with the Chicago Jobs Council.
Visiting Brazilian scholar to address African diaspora in beef jerky plantations, February 8
Lucio Menezes Ferreira will give a talk as part of the The Sociology and Anthropology Research Series at Illinois State University.
Teaching Initiative Awards announced
Jennifer Barnes, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Daniel Lannin, Sandra Osorio, and Livia Stone will receive Teaching Initiative Awards, along with graduate student teaching awards.
Cyberbullying topic of talk, January 17
Diane Felmlee will focus on the problem of cyber aggression—or online bullying—and the serious, long-term, negative consequences for the victims and perpetrators.
My journey from Peace Corps Prep to the Coverdell Fellows program, and everything in between
My journey to where I am today—a Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellow—began when I was about 12 and first learned about the Peace Corps.
Fred H. Smith named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
Fred Smith is one of only five scientists from Illinois State to be elected as an AAAS Fellow, and the first since 1969.
ACED Fellow joins evaluation team at Up2Us Sports
Ana Fochesatto, an Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow in anthropology, is helping Up2Us Sports assess its impact through her 11-month professional practice.
