UH Mānoa grad’s career ‘takes flight’
Angie McCallister graduated with her BA in anthropology in spring 2020 and is headed to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
UH students surf, learn culture, earn academic credit
Ian ʻAkahi Masterson teaches Polynesian Surf Culture in class and in the water.
Ancient Cambodian ceramics part of World Anthropology Day celebration
The UH Mānoa Department of Anthropology celebrated World Anthropology Day on February 20.
UH anthropologist’s book translated into Chinese
C. Fred Blake’s simplified Chinese character edition of Burning Money: The Material Spirit of the Chinese Lifeworld has inspired widespread academic discussion.
UH Mānoa geography, anthropology programs among top 50 in U.S.
According to the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UH Mānoa’s geography and archaeology are in the top 40 among U.S. universities and colleges.
UH Mānoa oral history project preserves Waialua’s past
UH Mānoa students are preserving the history of the North Shore communities of Waialua and Haleʻiwa by interviewing kūpuna (grandparents, elders) from those areas.
UH Hilo student wins award at international anthropology meeting
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo undergraduate Alexis Cabrera won third prize out of 90 student submissions for her presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology.
Prominent #MeToo figure, Mānoa alumna, returns to UH
UH Mānoa alumna Karen Kelsky, a prominent figure in the national #MeToo movement, has been speaking out on issues of sexual assault in academia, with a focus on empowering victims and training people in leadership.
Students record memories to preserve Waialua’s past
The UH Mānoa North Shore Field School guided students in the recording of oral history to preserve the experiences of kūpuna in Waialua.
Invasion of privacy suffered by the poor explored in public talk
Khiara M. Bridges, a Boston University law and anthropology professor, discusses her new book, The Poverty of Privacy Rights, in a public lecture on March 8
