PhD Student Mallika Sarma selected in First Round of Shaheen 3MT® Competition!
Congratulations to Anthropology PhD Student Mallika Sarma for being selected as one of the three finalists in the first round of the Shaheen 3MT® competition!
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Alumni
Notre Dame anthropology students have gone and done spectacular things! Be sure to check out their stories recounting their accomplishments and adventures in the stories below.
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Notre Dame study shows fathers’ postnatal hormone levels predict later caregiving
Dads whose cortisol levels were elevated while they held their newborns on the day of their birth – either skin to skin or clothed – were more likely to be involved with indirect care and play with their infants in the first months of their lives.
New Book by Alum Emily Bieniek '13!
With striking beauty and emotional frankness, On the Great Land weaves together thirteen vibrant short stories that explore community, loss, trauma, and healing in one of the most mesmerizing and demanding places in the world.
Physician relies on anthropology background when treating patients in trauma center
As an orthopedic resident at Loyola University Medical Center, Daniel Schmitt ’11 sees a wide variety of patients. Schmitt, who majored in anthropology and biology, relies on his liberal arts education to connect with his diverse patient base and treat them comprehensively at the Level I trauma center — a hospital providing the highest level of surgery to trauma victims.
A Long Climb for Orphans
Kevin Rahill ’12 likes challenges. He liked them when he was on the swim team at Notre Dame, and he must have especially liked them when he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in 2013. But he didn’t attempt the feat for the physical challenge alone.
Peace Corps experience inspires Spanish and anthropology major to pursue career as immigration lawyer
Libby Hasse ’08 always knew she wanted to join the Peace Corps. She just didn’t realize what an impact it would have on her career. The experience still resonates today in her work as an attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center — a national nonprofit that provides pro bono legal services to immigrant women.
Anthropology alumna's book heads to International Space Station
A children's book by Notre Dame anthropology alumna Jessica Fries-Gaither '99 will be read aloud from the International Space Station as part of the Story Time From Space program.
Anthropology major named to prestigious Yenching Scholars program
A trio of Notre Dame students and alumni have been named Yenching Scholars, a globally competitive award that provides a full scholarship and stipend to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree at China’s top university. Teresa Kennedy ’16, an anthropology and peace studies major from Wilbraham, Massachusetts; senior Jenny Ng, a political science major from Sai Kung, Hong Kong; and Dominic Romeo ’14, a political science and Chinese major from Turlock, California, were named to the third cohort entering the Yenching Academy, based at Peking University in Beijing.
Anthropology and sustainability student Molly Seidel crosses disciplinary boundaries to address real-world issues
Notre Dame's sustainability program, open to all majors, seeks to inspire students to cultivate practices and ways of living that preserve natural resources for future generations. The minor is housed in the College of Science, but it has proven to be an ideal way for Arts and Letters students to connect their interest in science with their passion for the humanities.
2016 Anthropology Alum Wins National Student Prize in Economic Anthropology
Mariel Kennedy (ND'16), a former advisee of Prof. Rahul Oka now working as a research analyst with Goldman Sachs, won the Society for Economic Anthropology's 2016 Harold K. Schneider Student Prize in Economic Anthropology.