Penn State in New Orleans SAA Meetings next week!

Check out the latest article from Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory (WIGL) with Florian Dux, Raphael Eisenhofer and Laura Weyrich on using strontium isotopes in fossil dental calculus 🦷 to determine the geographical origin humans, and other animals. link.springer.com/article/10.100… UOW Research Penn State Anthropology

Dr. Laura Weyrich (Laura Weyrich) beautifully summarizes her team's research using ancient DNA from dental calculus to understand factors contributing to oral health and their work on developing #oralmicrobiome transplants.🦷🦠🧬

Check it out here! youtube.com/watch?v=JCpIVE…

Congratulations to Abby Gancz (אביגיל) for earning an honorable mention in the Data Visualization Award category, courtesy of the Pennstate University Libraries, at the 2024 Graduate Exhibition!

I am glad to share I have been awarded the prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation GRFP (bioanth) award. It indeed takes a village, I am particularly grateful to my advisor Laura Weyrich microARCH Lab Penn State Anthropology, friends, and family for their support all through this process.

Huge congrats to Iyun Ademola-Popoola (jaden_nick) who has been awarded an NSF-GRFP!! Iyun aims to understand the evolutionary impact of the transatlantic era on the oral microbiome, diet, and health of West African populations. We are so proud!!

We’re so excited for our new colleague! How lucky are we?! Welcome, Dr. Pisor!

We are happy to share that our very own Abby Gancz (אביגיל) 's dissertation defense, 'Uncovering Hidden Frailty And Disease Risk in Archaeological Populations via Ancient Oral Microbiome Analysis' is coming up at 4pm on the 22nd of April. Find more details on the flyer!

Want to practice giving a talk and visiting a department in a low-stress environment?? Have you recently (or will soon) finish your PhD? Come hang out with us! Self-nominations due by April 30th for our Early Career Scholar Seminar Program!

💠Paul V DiStefano III, Penn State Psychology
“Is a Hotdog a Sandwich?: Measuring Overinclusive Thinking and Creativity”
💠Abby Gancz (אביגיל)
“Ancient Oral Microbiome Insights Into Health and Disease”
💠Makenna Lenover, Penn State Anthropology
“Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Evolutionary Medicine Approach”

Presenting my oyster work at the PSU graduate exhibition!

Good job to Abby Gancz Abby Gancz (אביגיל) and Sterling Wright Sterling1Wright for presenting their posters at the Pennstate graduate exhibition today!

🚨🚨 Exciting new publication from our longitudinal study in Kenya led by Amanda McGrosky in Herman Pontzer's lab using #DLW shows Daasanach semi-nomadic pastoralists in this hot-arid enviro have some of the highest water turnover globally 7.5 liters/day! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Last week we hosted a talented researcher jaden_nick from Penn State Anthropology who explored our dental calculus research. Shared experiences, sparked ideas, and strengthened bonds. Grateful for the collaboration! We look forward to seeing the outcome of your research! #PowerfulPlants

Join us for a special CHED co-sponsored colloquium with Marc Breedlove this Wednesday at 2:30 in 202 Carpenter

Which do you find more attractive—high or low pitched voices ❓🗣 Learn more as David Puts, professor of Penn State Anthropology, explains how voice pitch affects social perception. ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=xhhEeq… Penn State Penn State Research Penn State SSRI Sage Journals Sage

Good job to the microARCH Lab team @Crystal L. Crabb, Christine ta Christine Ta, Iyunoluwa J jaden_nick, and Abby Gancz Abby Gancz (אביגיל) on running the 'my microbial life' session for ENVISION2024 (a STEM career day supporting young women) on Saturday, Feb 24th, 2024.

This week, join us at 11 AM EST for talks led by Anthropology PhD candidates Abigail Gancz (Abby Gancz (אביגיל)) and Sterling Wright (@Sterling1Wright).

We are pumped to learn about the #oralmicrobiome from anthropological perspectives. 🔍🦷🦠

Can't make it? DM us for the zoom link!