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The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is thrilled to share that Christina Warinner has been promoted from Assistant Professor to Full Professor with tenure. Tina wishes to share: I am absolutely thrilled to be promoted to full Professor in...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that The Harvard Gazette has released two new stories featuring the work of Harvard Anthropology Professor Christina Warinner recently published in Nature. The first, " Tracking...

Together with an international team of scientists, Harvard researchers Megan Michel (PhD student, Human Evolutionary Biology) and Professor Christina Warinner (Anthropology) reconstruct ancient genomes of the two most deadly malaria parasites, Plasmodium...

Together with a team of international researchers, Dr. Rodrigo Barquera ( Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) and Harvard Professor Christina Warinner (Anthropology) reveal the practice of male twin sacrifice and the enduring genetic...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to announce that current Post-Doctoral Fellow Ping-hsiu Lin will be continuing in our department as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology beginning on July 1, 2025. Ping-hsiu Alice Lin is a...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that Matthew Liebmann, current Department Chair and Peabody Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology, has been named one of five Harvard College Professors this year for his...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that its annual newsletter has been released. For those not subscribed to our mailing list, our Spring 2024 (AY 2023-'24) Newsletter may be viewed here. Congratulations to all on...

In an update from our previous post, we're pleased to share that Voices from the Front Lines: The Pandemic and the Humanities of the UC Medical Humanities Press Book Series was published this spring and features essays by Ryan Christopher Jones, current...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that Shane Rice (’25, Archaeology concentrator) has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 General Education Prize for an essay he wrote about his experiences in, and the impact of...

The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is pleased to share that David Chen (’24) has been awarded a Hoopes Prize. David shares with us: I am deeply grateful to the Joan Andrea Kleinman Travel and Language Fellowship for funding the unfolding...