News
Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan
Congratulations to Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan, who has published his first, first-authored publication in the American Journal of Human Biology!! The article describes links between leg length and fat oxidation, which may offer an early assessment for risk for subsequent chronic disease. The article is here for those of you who are interested: Website
Gloria D'Alessio won the Honorable Mention Award at the Society for Visual Anthropology's Film and Media Festival
Gloria D'Alessio, PhD student in CITE, won the Honorable Mention Award at the Society for Visual Anthropology's Film and Media Festival at the AAAs in New Orleans this year. The award was for her short film "Women and Academia: Gender Violences and Inequalities in Chile".
The Center for Latin American Studies at Rutgers did this write-up in the Center's newsletter: https://clas.rutgers.edu/news-and-events/news-and-announcements/news-details/1351-graduate-student-wins-award-at-the-society-of-visual-anthropology-film-festival
Spotlight on Dimitri Papavasiliou
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Rutgers PhD student Dimitri Papavasiliou, currently researching with AMBILAB group, was featured in University of La Laguna's newsletter. Click IUBONews_2025_Oct.pdf to read more! |
Ulla Berg receives 2025 Author Award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance
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A book edited by two SAS professors that explores how Latino communities have shaped the cultural, economic, and political fabric of New Jersey has received a 2025 Author Award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance. Congratulations Ulla Berg and Aldo Lauria Santiago for their work on the acclaimed “Latinas/os in New Jersey: Histories, Communities, and Cultures," published by Rutgers University Press. |
Rutgers-New Brunswick grad Joe Mezza aims to study the preservation of ancient DNA in cave sediments
October 21, 2025
During his time at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, anthropology and history major Joe Mezza interned as an assistant and tour guide at the Rutgers Geology Museum. Read the full article here.