Sociology and Anthropology – Page 25

Research Initiative Award recipients announced

Large bell surrounded by flowers and set in stone landscaping, with trees and academic buildings in the background

Several faculty members will be honored with Research Initiative Awards at the Founders Day celebration on February 15.

Movie magician goes from Normal to a galaxy far, far away

The original “Star Wars” in 1977 changed movies forever. It changed Lane Howard too.

Peace Corps Fellow brings lessons from Ethiopia to graduate work

Alesha Klein and others wear purple shirts on the steps of a building in Ethiopia.

Fueled by her desire to serve, Alesha Klein became a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia. Now in the second year of her master’s degree with the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, Klein is completing her professional practice in Washington, D.C., with a focus on financial empowerment.

Spring 2018 International Seminar Series to focus on Europe in global context

Globe of the planet Earth held in young female hands

The topic of the Spring 2018 International Seminar Series will be “Europe in a Global Context.”

An opportunity to travel abroad!

Go abroad with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders! Open to all alumni, faculty and staff.

Street dogs of Bhutan subject of talk, November 10

dogs walking together across a street with small, parked cars in the background

Marion Willetts will present “The influence of Buddhism and Gross National Happiness in promoting the well-being of Bhutan’s street dogs” for the Sociology and Anthropology Research Series.

Maria Ostendorf Smith to deliver College of Arts and Sciences Lecture, November 7

Anthropology Professor Maria Smith is working with students like Katharine Woollen to study remains unearthed from the Schroeder Mounds in order to answer questions about a mysterious pre-Columbian people. (Editor’s note: The bones in this photograph are replica skeletal remains.)

Professor of Anthropology Maria Ostendorf Smith will deliver the Fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture on Tuesday, November 7, at 7 p.m. in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.

A look at Nollywood with director Femi Odugbemi, October 30-31

Director, writer, and producer Femi Odugbemi will travel to Normal to help celebrate the booming Nigerian film industry (known as Nollywood) October 30-31.

Protecting drinking water the theme of Main Street, November 2

Photo of Lake Bloomington from the Your Water, Your Future study.

The Main Street College Series will present “Water, Water Everywhere: Will There Be a Drop to Drink in 20 Years in Bloomington-Normal?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 2, at the Illinois State University Alumni Center.

Queertalks: Sexual politics and religion in Haiti, November 2

Erin Durban-Albrecht will present “Religious Sexual Politics in Haiti: Vodou, Catholicism, and Protestantism” at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, at the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute.