Join the Department of Anthropology and The Ohio State University community of scholars in the medical humanities and social sciences, for a mini conference March 21, 2025! anthropology.osu.edu/events/medical…

Congratulations to Arvind Nair and Code Beschler for their outstanding performance at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum! anthropology.osu.edu/news/denman-un…

We are pleased to highlight a new article published by members of our department in PLOS One! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The wicked science team has launched a weekly Wicked Hour for all who are interested in wicked problems & science! join us Mondays, 1 to 2 pm in 4094 Smith Laboratory. If you want to join by zoom, please email Dr. Mark Moritz at [email protected]. anthropology.osu.edu/news/wicked-ho…

On March 5th, Dr. Habiba Chirchir delivered a public lecture as part of the American Museum of Natural History’s Sci Café series, sponsored by the Leakey Foundation! anthropology.osu.edu/news/dr.-habib…

Dr. Sean S. Downey has been appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of Human Ecology. Published by Springer Nature, Human Ecology has an impact factor of 1.8 (2023) and is distributed to over 8,000 institutions worldwide. Congratulations Dr. Downey!

Join us April 13th (1-3 pm) in Smith Laboratory for the Anthropology Open House! anthropology.osu.edu/events/behind-…

A new episode of A Story of Us is now Available! In this episode, we sit down with Julia Frost, an undergraduate in the Anthropology Department at The Ohio State University, to talk all things archaeology, art, and ancient plants! anthropology.osu.edu/news/story-us-…

We are thrilled to highlight a new article written by PhD candidate Andrew Mitchel for FoodAntrhopology's blog! anthropology.osu.edu/news/new-artic…

On April 13th, the Department of Anthropology was joined by members of our Columbus and OSU community for a fantastic open house! Faculty and students gave public presentations on topics such as archaeology, dental anthropology, primatology, and forensics (just to name a few)!

Former OSU Department of Anthropology members Isabel and Corey Maggiano, now faculty in the Department of Anthropology at the University of West Georgia, were recently featured in the 7th volume of Focus! flipsnack.com/8B8E6977C6F/fo…

In their new article, Moore et al. spotlight how TikTok is transforming the way parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) share their caregiving journeys. anthropology.osu.edu/news/new-artic…

In their new article, Piperata et al. investigates the biocultural determinants of complementary feeding (CF) practices among 30 mothers in Belém, Brazil, a region marked by high infant growth faltering and poor adherence to WHO CF guidelines. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

In this episode of A Story of Us, Nagarathna Balakrishna chats with renowned paleoartist John Gurche as he candidly reflects on his early journey into reconstructing our ancestors and offers thoughtful advice for aspiring students in the field. anthropology.osu.edu/news

In their new article Tverskoi et al. present a complex adaptive systems (CAS) model to explore how labour reciprocity and normative reasoning influence the sustainability of swidden (slash-and-burn) agriculture, particularly in Indigenous communities. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

June 5th, the Department of Anthropology will host 100 Columbus City School teachers as part of the STEAMM Rising program at OSU! anthropology.osu.edu/news/steamm-ri…

In Oman’s Dhofar desert, ancient pastoralists built stone monuments for 7,000 years—not just as graves, but as tools of social resilience. As climates dried, monument styles shifted, reflecting smaller, more dispersed communities adapting to change. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Alumni Lisa Beiswenger was recently feature in a New York Times article and faculty member Joy McCorriston was featured on Ohio State News! anthropology.osu.edu/news/alumni-li…

Faculty member Dr. Clark Larsen and his colleagues recently published two articles in Science! Read them both on the Science website! Article 1: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Article 2: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Faculty member Anna Willow and her colleagues Jake Boswell and Megan Jordan recently received an OSU Sustainability Research Seed Grant! anthropology.osu.edu/news/empowerin…