Anthropology

Spring issue of GVM debuts immersive digital platform, tells stories of origins

Stories in the spring issue focus on beginnings and are presented on a new digital platform.

Mar 13, 2024



Indigenous perspective woven into archaeological field school to recognize displaced inhabitants, land they knew

Work included both unearthing artifacts and identifying and removing invasive plant species.

Oct 9, 2023


Engineering team uses interdisciplinary approach to create award-winning African spear

Team earned honors in the collegiate competition that is similar to TV's 'Forged in Fire.'

May 8, 2023


Annual Roger That! Conference features keynote from trailblazing astronaut

José Hernández, NASA astronaut, will talk about his life and how he achieved success.

Jan 25, 2023


Medical anthropologist continues education efforts on COVID-19 vaccine, emphasizes sizable undecided group

Kristin Hedges has been working closely with health care professionals on the messaging efforts.

Aug 18, 2022


Teaching Lodge on campus provides space for Native students

Students, faculty and alumni worked collaboratively with community members to build a traditional Native teaching lodge on Grand Valley's campus, the first lodge built on public university land in Michigan.

Aug 8, 2022


NASA Webb telescope photos showing the sometimes emotionally overwhelming vastness of space: GVSU anthropologist

Deana Weibel coined the term "ultraview effect" to describe the profound response to the enormity and unknowns of the universe.

Jul 12, 2022


Pioneering astronaut to keynote annual Roger That! Conference

Eileen Collins will speak twice during the event, which focuses this year on women and space.

Feb 1, 2022