Fethi Keles Receives Middle Eastern Studies Program 2026 Teaching Recognition Award
The award was established in 2016 to recognize excellence in teaching and to appreciate indispensable contributions of our faculty to enhancement of knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa region.
See related: Awards & Honors, Middle East & North Africa
DeCorse Research Featured in New York Times Article on the Whydah Gally Shipwreck, West African Gold
“These gold artifacts are very, very distinctively 18th-century Akan goldwork,” says Christopher DeCorse, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology
2026-27 Remembrance Scholars Named: 35 Students, One Enduring Mission
The Remembrance Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year, and the cohort will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.
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Pirate Gold Provides New Insights Into West African Trade Using pXRF and SEM EDS Analysis
Co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Christopher DeCorse, the article was published in Heritage Science.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology, Trade
Woodard and Murrett Provide Refugee, Military Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine War in WAER Article
“This EU-level response is being replaced by individual country responses, which is withdrawing support,” says Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology. “In Poland, where many people live, the Polish government this month announced that they would not be extending that temporary protection status to Ukrainians.”
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Robert Rubinstein Receives Distinguished Service Award
The Maxwell professor will receive the honor at the Society for Applied Anthropology’s annual meeting in March 2026.
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Hernández de Lara article published in Antiquity
See related: Archaeology, Latin America & the Caribbean
Anthropology Undergraduate Interns on Capitol Hill
Anthropology Alumna Publishes Distinction Research
Rubinstein receives 2026 Sol Tax Distinguished Service Award
Robert Rubinstein has been awarded the 2026 Sol Tax Distinguished Service Award by the Society for Applied Anthropology for his long-term, outstanding service to the Society.
Visceral Love and More-Than-Human Interembodiment: Olive Trees as Sentient Kin in Sicily
The study, authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amanda Hilton, was published in Social Science & Medicine.
See related: Europe
Gap Analysis in Therapeutic Services for Birthing Individuals with Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Published in Social Work in Public Health, the article was co-authored by Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Sanda Lane, professor emerita of public health; and Brittany Kmush, associate professor of public health.
See related: Education, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, New York State
Sicilianità versus Sicilianismo: Thinking from the South with Sicilian Oliviculturalists
The article, authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amanda Hilton, was published in Italian Studies.
See related: Europe
Cultural Awareness for Peace Operations Personnel
Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and professor of international relations, has co-authored the textbook Cultural Awareness for Peace Operations Personnel to accompany a course of the same name offered by the Peace Operations Training Institute in Richmond, Virginia.
See related: International Affairs
Archaeology and World Prehistory: Unearthing Our Past
Drawing from material in the Maxwell School’s Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory course, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Christopher DeCorse offers an overview of archaeology’s theories and methods and traces human history from early ancestors to the emergence of agricultural states across the globe.
See related: Archaeology
Analyzing the Stability of Gun Violence Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Syracuse, New York
The article, co-written by Maxwell professors Peng Gao, David Larsen, Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, was published in the International Journal of Health Geographics.
See related: COVID-19, Crime & Violence, New York State, Urban Issues
Internship Offers Up-Close View of Culture, History and Engagement
Elise Christopher ’25 B.A. (Anth) says she was honored to support work to uplift diaspora cultures through her summer internship with the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
See related: Alumni Experience, Awards & Honors, Black, Civil Rights, Social Justice, Student Experience, Washington, D.C.
DeCorse Explains the Haunted History and Evolution of Halloween
Chris DeCorse, Distinguished Professor and chair of anthropology, shares how Halloween evolved from its ancient roots to become a family-friendly holiday.
See related: United States
Echoes of Iron and Lead: Battlefield Archaeology of Ibero-America, 19th and 20th Centuries
See related: Archaeology, Conflict, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
Review: African Witchcraft and Global Asylum Seeking: Border-Crossing Beliefs
Part-time instructor of anthropology Fethi Keles's review of the book African Witchcraft and Global Asylum Seeking: Border-Crossing Beliefs, written by Katherine Angela Luongo, was published in the International Journal of Refugee Law.