Mallon Andrews Talks to Science News About Climate Change and the Color of Seawater
Some colors can affect divers’ physical and mental health, says Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, assistant professor of anthropology. For instance, because yellow water clouds the water’s surface, the fishermen must dive continually to see fish, an exhausting process. Yellow water also causes skin rashes and debilitating ear infections, along with “sort of generalized angst,” she says.
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Maxwell School Announces Recent Faculty Additions
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The Colour of Seawater: Colour Perception and Environmental Change in Dominican Seascapes
"The Colour of Seawater: Colour Perception and Environmental Change in Dominican Seascapes," authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, was published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
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BBC News Features DeCorse’s Field Work in Ghana, Discovery of ‘First English Slave Fort in Africa’
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology
Woodard Talks to the Wilson Center About Migration and Experiences of Belonging in Russia's Far East
Maxwell School Announces 2023 Faculty Promotions
Six faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor and three were promoted to professor.
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A New African Elite: Place in the Making of a Bridge Generation
"A New African Elite: Place in the Making of a Bridge Generation," authored by Professor Emerita of Anthropology Deborah Pellow, focuses on a sub-set of the Dagomba of northern Ghana, and looks at the first generation to go through secondary school in the north.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Education
Africa and Urban Anthropology
"Africa and Urban Anthropology: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions from Contemporary Fieldwork," co-edited by Professor Emerita of Anthropology Deborah Pellow, offers valuable anthropological insight into urban Africa, covering a range of cities across a continent that has become one of the fastest urbanizing geographic areas of the globe.
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Students, Faculty Receive Spring 2023 SOURCE and Honors Research Grants
The awards support undergraduate research projects.
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Ecologies of Mistrust: Fish, Fishermen, and the Multispecies Ethics of Ethnographic Authority
"Ecologies of mistrust: Fish, fishermen, and the multispecies ethics of ethnographic authority," authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, was published in American Anthropologist.
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Lender Fellows Research the Impact of AI-Controlled Weapons
Anthropologist Christopher DeCorse Named Distinguished Professor
Christopher DeCorse, professor and chair of anthropology, has been recognized for exemplary stature in his academic field by being named Distinguished Professor, one of the highest honors awarded faculty at Syracuse University.
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Mallon Andrews, Woodard Receive International Relations Teaching Award
The award recognizes excellence in teaching and contributions to the IR program during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Jok Comments on the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan on GLOBAL with JJ Green, Newzroom Afika and TRT World
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Fethi Keles Receives Middle Eastern Studies Program 2023 Teaching Recognition Award
The award was established in 2016 to recognize excellence in teaching and to appreciate indispensable contributions of our faculty to enhancement of knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa region.
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University Announces 2023-24 Remembrance Scholars
“The Remembrance Scholars represent the future while honoring the past, which is both a great privilege and a great responsibility,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter. “This year’s students, who have demonstrated strong leadership skills and a commitment to service, are up to the task. As with those who were tragically lost nearly 35 years ago, we are proud that these students are members of our University community.”
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Maxwell Students and Alumni Will Teach Around the World Through Fulbright US Student Program
Maxwell students Nish Chowdhury and Camran Shealy, and alumna Sarah Dolbier '22 are among those named 2023 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries.
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Maxwell Faculty and Students To Be Honored at 2023 One University Awards
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the Syracuse University community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 21.
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German Brass for Benin Bronzes: Geochemical Analysis Insights Into the Early Atlantic Trade
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PhD Student Odlanyer Hernandez de Lara Concludes Second Archaeological Stage in Peñas Altas Battery
The areas of the old Battery of Peñas Altas, fortification of the Matanzas bay built in 1821 to complete the defensive system of the city, received for the second time archaeologists and speleologists from Matanzas under the guidance of Odlanyer Hernández de Lara, Ph.D. student in anthropology.
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