Q: How do I contact the Anthropology main office during COVID-19?
A: Please call 330-672-4363 (GENE) M-F 8 am - 5 pm or email the department secretary Barbara Davis (bdavis71@kent.edu)
Anthropology as a discipline is more relevant today than at any time in its distinguished history. Anthropology is the academic discipline that studies humans holistically through an interdisciplinary lens. It combines science with humanities, biology with culture, history with prehistory and primates with language. It is by definition concerned with human diversity and the Anthropology department at Kent State University has provided primary leadership within academia in researching this important domain.
Anthropology trains students to think critically, write clearly and speak thoughtfully about what it means to be human. Methodologically, we emphasize both quantitative and qualitative evaluation and train students to go beyond the statistics.
By focusing on the complex linkages among the three subfields of Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology and Biological Anthropology—and by emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork, we prepare students to survive in an increasingly multidisciplinary and multicultural world.
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Graduate student Heather Lawrentz reports on her summer research at Kyoto University in Japan
Dr. Marilyn Norconk is on a Fulbright in Suriname
Graduate Student Joshua Bickford reports in on his summer research internship at the Smithsonian
Graduate student Danielle jones visits japan for summer research collaboration 2017
Week Nine- August 17. Cody's last week at the PRI ends with a bang
Week Eight - August 10. More science and visits to the ancient cities of Nara and Osaka
Week Seven - August 3. The lab work continues and Cody gives a guest lecture at Kyushu University
Week Six - July 26. Cody is learning new skills, gives us a lesson on life, and visits Nagoya
Week Five - July 19. The lab work is on track and Cody learns about zazen
Graduate student Andrew Kramer tells us about the tales that teeth tell
GRADUATE STUDENT DEXTER ZIRKLE UNRAVELS THE MYSTERY OF THE ANTERIOR INFERIOR ILIAC SPINE
Week Seven - July 27. The marmosets are working hard and Emily finds magical fruit
Week Eight - August 3. The research continues, amazing fireworks, and more
Week Nine- August 10. The marmosets are hard at work and Emily gets to see some sights
FINAL POST. The bittersweet ending to a thrilling experience
GRADUATE STUDENT MORGAN CHANEY REPORTED FROM THE JUNGLE AS HE CONDUCTED HIS THESIS RESEARCH