Anthropology - Press Releases | Arts, Humanities and Social Science
U of T faculty win Early Researcher Awards
University of Toronto | November 15, 2006
Thirty researchers from the university and its affiliated hospitals each won the award, given by the province to researchers who are within the first five years of an independent academic career....[continue]
Journalists for Human Rights presents John Gaudi, Nov. 15
Mount Allison University | November 14, 2006
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is pleased to welcome John Gaudi to Mount Allison University....[continue]
Golden Key Honour Society holds induction ceremony
McMaster University | November 9, 2006
The McMaster Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society proudly inducted 673 new student members and five new Honourary Members at the Induction Ceremony, which was held on Friday, Nov. 3....[continue]
University of Ottawa graduates celebrate their success
University of Ottawa | October 17, 2006
More than 1,300 students will receive their diplomas at the University of Ottawa’s 2006 Fall Convocation....[continue]
The Ends of Life and Death
Dalhousie University | October 16, 2006
The Segelberg Lecture Series presents Dr. Jocelyn Downie, Professor of Law, and Former Director of The Health Law Institute, Dalhousie University....[continue]
University of Ottawa Media Calendar October 16 to 20, 2006
University of Ottawa | October 16, 2006
Here is a summary of the activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week....[continue]
SMU In the News
St. Mary's University | October 10, 2006
Dr. J. Colin Dodds, President of Saint Mary’s, was quoted in The Halifax Chronicle Herald where he spoke about the $300,000.00 in funding from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council) to science researchers at Saint Mary’s....[continue]
Noble savage or sophisticated existentialist?
University of Regina | October 10, 2006
There is a common perception that indigenous people can only be experts on nature – that they are noble savages or millenary guardians of the rainforest....[continue]
Lunch at a Book Launch
University of Lethbridge | October 6, 2006
The University of Lethbridge Bookstore will host a Lunch N' Launch onOctober 19 to celebrate two new faculty publications: Back Door Java, byDr. Jan Newberry (Anthropology) and A Curriculum of Difficulty, by Dr. LeahFowler (Education)....[continue]
Dead in the water: Nearly 100 people attend lecture on forensic oceanography
St. Mary's University | October 5, 2006
Droves of people — students, faculty, staff and the general public — poured into the Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Sobey Building, this afternoon to attend Dr. Michael Fennessy’s lecture....[continue]
Softball, Hardball: An Examination of Masculinity in Sport
Memorial University of Newfoundland | September 26, 2006
Multiple and competing constructs of masculinities exist between groups and in various social contexts....[continue]
Mount Allison’s Aboriginal Community Development Centre launches online digital repository
Mount Allison University | September 26, 2006
Pilot project documents First Nation’s path to self-governance...[continue]
Facing crime: Forensic anthropologist at SMU works to find missing Aboriginal Canadians
St. Mary's University | September 25, 2006
While Aboriginal people are more likely to be victims of violent crime in Canada, police officers don’t have all the tools they need to solve these crimes, says forensic anthropologist Dr. Tanya Peckmann...[continue]
UNBF Graduate Students Awarded $620,000 for Social Sciences Research
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | September 15, 2006
Eighteen graduate students at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton will receive a total of $620,000 in support of their research from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)....[continue]
Thinkers Gather at Mount Saint Vincent University for Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association Conference
Mount Saint Vincent University | September 14, 2006
Political scientists examine, influence, inform and ultimately help shape the government public policy that affects our day-to-day lives....[continue]
Casual Work Trends to be Explored in UNBC Workshop
University of Northern British Columbia | September 12, 2006
The changing structure of the workplace will be explored at a workshop that will be held at UNBC this coming Friday and Saturday. In particular, the workshop will focus on casual work and include perspectives from British Columbia, Canada, and the world. Casual work describes temporary jobs that normally last no more than six months....[continue]
Finding the dead near the river’s edge
St. Mary's University | September 12, 2006
Dr. Michael Fennessy will be at Saint Mary’s University in early October to discuss the importance of forensic oceanography and how this area of study will greatly assist forensic scientists and anthropologists and law enforcement agencies alike here in Canada....[continue]
McMaster to host 9/11 conference
McMaster University | September 11, 2006
Today marks the fifth anniversary of an event that brought terror and chaos to North America, and forever changed the attitudes, thinking and policy of citizens and governments....[continue]
The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) was founded in 1986, based in the departments of History and Sociology / Anthropology at Concordia University....[continue]
McGill experts: Five years after 9/11
McGill University | September 1, 2006
The following McGill experts are available as sources for any stories on the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001...[continue]
U of G Prof Makes Headlines
University of Guelph | August 30, 2006
A commentary by Lynn McDonald, a University professor emerita in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, appears in today's edition of the Globe and Mail....[continue]
Back to School
University of Western Ontario | August 30, 2006
The following items regarding the start of the new academic year at The University of Western Ontario may be Of Interest....[continue]
SMU in the News
St. Mary's University | August 22, 2006
Dr. Kevin Vessey, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, spoke about outdoor plants on CBC National’s Quirks and Quarks radio program....[continue]
Head back to class at Mount A’s Moncton campus, Aug. 28
Mount Allison University | August 8, 2006
Awarding-winning professors and a stellar course line-up are being offered in Moncton through Mount Allison University’s Continuous Learning department located at the Moncton Flight College in Dieppe. Classes begin August 28 and there’s something for everyone with courses being offered in a number of diverse disciplines....[continue]
When the skull speaks, Dr. Tanya Peckmann listens
St. Mary's University | August 1, 2006
The forensic anthropologist at Saint Mary’s University wants to use the medical device, which is often used to check on the development of a human fetus, to measure the faces of living adults and children....[continue]
New Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President (Research)
University of Lethbridge | July 31, 2006
The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Jo-Anne Fiske as Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President (Research). The position is effective August 1, 2006....[continue]
U of T research examines mysteriously low HIV rates in African tribe Anthropologist to study San people of Botswana and Namibia, using ethnographic methods
University of Toronto | July 28, 2006
Professor Richard Lee of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto has discovered that the San people of Botswana and Namibia have mysteriously low HIV infection rates even though these countries are known for their extremely high AIDS mortality statistics....[continue]
U of T research examines mysteriously low HIV rates in African tribe Anthropologist to study San people of Botswana and Namibia, using ethnographic methods
University of Toronto | July 28, 2006
Professor Richard Lee of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto has discovered that the San people of Botswana and Namibia have mysteriously low HIV infection rates even though these countries are known for their extremely high AIDS mortality statistics....[continue]
Searching for the dead
St. Mary's University | July 27, 2006
Researchers at Saint Mary's University will be testing a new electronic device in order to see if it can detect the presence of human remains buried in shallow clandestine graves....[continue]
Concordia University’s 1st World Outgames Experts
Concordia University | July 24, 2006
Concordia University’s media relations department has a number of experts available to comment on the 1st World Outgames, taking place in Montreal from July 26th to August 5th, 2006....[continue]
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA ELECTS THREE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA PROFESSORS
University of Manitoba | July 20, 2006
Three professors from the University of Manitoba are among 82 scholars and scientists who have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society of Canada (RSC)....[continue]
SMU prof and researchers net almost $1 million from SSHRC to save coastal resources
St. Mary's University | July 20, 2006
The President of Saint Mary’s University, Dr. J. Colin Dodds, is pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Charles will be the Principal Investigator on a five year Community University Research Alliance (CURA) project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)....[continue]
Agriculture and Rural Life Focus of Conference
University College of Cape Breton | July 18, 2006
This week, agriculture and rural like will take centre stage at an Atlantic Canada conference in the heart of Cape Breton Island’s agricultural industry....[continue]
Prince Rupert-Based Professor Receives Prestigious Research Award
University of Northern British Columbia | July 17, 2006
Caroline Butler is the first UNBC professor to receive a Fulbright award and she will study the effects of fishery policies on fishing enterprises and coastal communities....[continue]
New Interim Dean named for Williams Lake Campus
Thompson Rivers University | July 14, 2006
Thompson Rivers University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Martin Whittles as the new interim Dean for the Williams Lake campus, responsible for academic programs and issues. He replaces Dr. John Belshaw, who leaves later this month for a new position as a Dean at North Island College in Courtenay, BC....[continue]
Trent University Researchers Receive Over Half a Million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Trent University | July 5, 2006
Funded Projects Include Studies of Rock Art and Religion, the "Collapse" of the Ancient Maya, and the Renewal of Organized Labour in Canada...[continue]
UNBF RESEARCHERS AWARDED $40,000 TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE GRAND LAKE MEADOWS
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | June 29, 2006
Three researchers at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton will add to our knowledge of the province’s largest wetland, the Grand Lake Meadows....[continue]
Laurier students cycling across Canada to raise funds and awareness
Wilfrid Laurier University | June 28, 2006
Laurier students Kylie Hicklenton and Jason Shim will dip their bicycle wheels in the Pacific Ocean and embark on a 7,000-kilometre, cross-Canada journey in an effort to raise funds for much-needed bicycle ambulances in Malawi....[continue]
Laurier Meal Exchange raises $13,000 in food and donations
Wilfrid Laurier University | June 28, 2006
Laurier’s chapter of Meal Exchange, a student-founded, youth-led charity, collected almost $13,000 in food and donations for the Waterloo community....[continue]
U of C professor serves as international observer in Mexican election
University of Calgary | June 23, 2006
Julia Murphy, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology and Fellow, Latin American Research Centre, will be available to respond to media questions about the Mexico general election before, during and following the election....[continue]
