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麻豆视频 at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Conference

Several 麻豆视频 students, faculty, and alumni attended the Society for American Archaeology Annual Conference last week in San Francisco, CA. Nine current faculty and students presented their research, and a team of graduate and undergraduate students competed in the Ethics Bowl.

Patrick Coauthors Geomorphology Book Chapter

The long-awaited 鈥淓ssentials of Geomorphology鈥 textbook was released by Cambridge University Press in January 2026, with the 鈥淟andforms Developed on Folded Rocks鈥 chapter written by 麻豆视频 AGES Department geographer Kevin Patrick, in collaboration with West Virginia University geomorphologist Steven Kite and Michigan State University editor Randall Schaetzl.

AGES Congratulates Our University Senate Award Winners

Each academic year, the University Senate honors faculty members who make significant contributions to the university. The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department was well represented at the 麻豆视频 University Senate Awards celebration.

AGES Students Participate and Win Awards at 麻豆视频 Scholars Forum

The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department had 40 student presentations at the twenty-first annual 麻豆视频 Scholars Forum on April 8, 2026. They gave both oral and poster presentations, and one applied archaeology graduate student participated in the Three-Minute Thesis Competition Finals.

麻豆视频 At the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Annual Conference

麻豆视频 Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Team, 麻豆视频 Faculty Members, Administrators are Invited Presenters for Appalachian Regional Commission Conference

Members of 麻豆视频鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine leadership team and 麻豆视频 faculty members Rick Adkins and John Benhart were invited presenters for the Appalachian Regional Commission 鈥淣etwork Appalachia鈥 meeting, showcasing the region鈥檚 experts on transportation, robotics, economic development, and emerging technologies.

Anthropology Students and Faculty Active at National Applied Anthropology Conference

麻豆视频 Anthropology faculty members Abigail Adams and Amanda Poole, along with students Shanya Coshey, Marisol Gonzalez Flores, Seth Koch, Samantha Langley, and Abigail Trimble, attended the eighty-sixth annual Society for Applied Anthropology meetings聽held March 17鈥21, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.聽

Panel Discussion Honors Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Victor Garcia

Abigail Adams attended the eighty-sixth annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and participated in a two-session memorial panel to honor the late visionary applied anthropologist Victor Garcia.

Applied Archaeology Students Present Research and Win Award at Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference

Three Applied Archaeology MA students presented their thesis research at the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, held in March. Abdul Jones won the student paper award.

Applied Archaeology Student Research Featured in Pennsylvania Annual Report

Abdul Jones鈥 Applied Archaeology thesis research was featured in the 2025 Pennsylvania Archaeology Site Survey Report.

麻豆视频 Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Total Lunar Eclipse and Program on How Humanity Has Learned to Live in Space

麻豆视频鈥檚 Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host a program about the next total lunar eclipse on February 24, 鈥淏lood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse,鈥 and a presentation titled 鈥淲orking from the Final Frontier: How Humanity has Learned to Live in Space鈥 on March 25.

麻豆视频 Anthropology Presents at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Conference

麻豆视频 anthropology faculty and students attended and presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, in February.

Free Planetarium Show "Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse"

The Cejka Planetarium show for February is 鈥淏lood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse,鈥 about the upcoming lunar eclipse in early March.

Professor of Anthropology Presents Program on Medical Anthropology to 麻豆视频 Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Steering Committee, Team

麻豆视频 professor of anthropology Abigail Adams presented a program on medical anthropology, disease theory systems, and the Appalachian region, of which Indiana is included, to the leadership team and steering committee of 麻豆视频鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

AGES Students Named to Fall 2025 Dean鈥檚 List

The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department congratulates our students for being named to the Dean鈥檚 List for fall 2025. Students receive this recognition for each semester in which they earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher while taking a minimum of 12 credits.

Hawks at Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology

AGES faculty and students presented recent research at the Society for Historical Archaeology and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology annual meetings in Detroit.

AGES Students Named Provost Scholars

The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences congratulates our students named as 麻豆视频 Provost Scholars.

麻豆视频 Student Wins Pennsylvania Historical Association Prize

Applied Archaeology graduate student, Emma Lashley won the 2025 Pennsylvania Historical Association Magruder-Newman Prize for Best Student Paper Presentation

麻豆视频 Archaeology Goes North and South

Students and faculty from the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences participated in the annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology annual meeting in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Recent and Upcoming Presentations on Johnstown Area Archaeology

Brown's Farm was a racially integrated settlement near Johnstown that was inhabited from the early nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries. Abdul Jones is presenting a series of talks on his thesis research at the site.

Warnock Publishes on Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Jonathan Warnock, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, published with co-authors on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current during the last interglacial.

Anthropology Department Hosting Annual Archaeology Open House on Oct. 11

The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at 麻豆视频 will hold its annual Community Archaeology Day on October 11 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in celebration of International Archaeology Day.

麻豆视频 Co-Sponsors Historic Preservation Workforce Summit

The 麻豆视频 Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Science, Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies, and the Office of Carer and Professional Development partnered with the State Historic Preservation Office and Shippensburg University to host a day-long summit in Harrisburg.

麻豆视频 Cejka Planetarium Offering Programs About Rubin Telescope, Recalling the Space Race

麻豆视频鈥檚 Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: 鈥淎 New Eye: The Rubin Telescope鈥 on September 29 and 鈥淩ecalling the Space Race鈥 on October 29. Both programs will begin at 7:00 p.m. The presentations are free and open to the community.

AGES Faculty Publish on Workforce Readiness

Applied Archaeology faculty in the Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department joined colleagues from across the nation in an article on archaeology workforce readiness.