News & Events
The Anthropology Department will be closed from March 25 - 29 for spring break and will reopen April 1st at 10am.
13th Annual Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival February 21- March 2, 2013
(posted 1-10-2013)
Free Admission & Parking
Website: http://bhrff.webs.com
All are PM hours except for 11:30AM
Silent auctions benefiting BHRFF on opening and closing evenings
** WINTERFEST!** Friday, Dec 7, 4-6pm AH319
(posted 11-27-2012)
Join us in Celebrating the Anthropology Department's **WINTERFEST!**on Friday, December 7th from 4pm - 6pm in the Student Lounge (AH 319)! All Undergrad &Graduate Anthropology Students and staff/faculty are welcome!
Ecotourism in Peru - 8/27 – 9/20, 2013
(posted 11-19-2012)
Study the anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on the rich bio-regions, cultural heritage, and social complexities of Peru. Two Courses - 8 credits! Anth 437 - Ecology and Peoples of Peru & Recr 437B
US/MEXICO BORDER Winter Quarter Field Course
(posted 11-15-2012)
March 21-28, 2013 in the border communities of Tucson, Arizona & Nogales, Sonora. Prerequisite: US / MX Border 375o or comparable course.
To learn more, please read the flyer >>
World Issues Forum 11/14 : "Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems - An International Public Health Context"
(posted 11-13-2012)
Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Ph.D., Mc Gill University
“Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems – An International Public Health Context”
Wednesday, November 14, Noon-1:20pm Fairhaven College Auditorium
Indigenous Peoples globally who live in rural environments depend on their local ecosystems and cultures for effective nutrition to provide health and well-being. The Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) developed collaborations with the United Nations to work with 12 cultures of Indigenous Peoples in nine countries (Canada, Colombia, Federated States of Micronesia, India, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru and Thailand). The goals were to document local cultural food systems and develop strategies for these resources to improve health and well-being.
BIO: Harriet Kuhnlein,Professor Emeritaof Human Nutrition, Founding Director, Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) McGill University (Montréal, QC) Harriet Kuhnlein is a nutritionist and Founding Director of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) and Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition at McGill University. Dr. Kuhnlein received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Western Ontario. She was Assistant, then Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia before joining McGill University as Director of the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition in 1985, a position she held until the founding of CINE in 1993.
Dr. Kuhnlein directs a Global Health Research initiative that received primary funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Twelve cultures of Indigenous Peoples in different parts of the world are involved in this project. The overall intent of the initiative is to provide evidence that biodiversity inherent in traditional food resources of Indigenous Peoples fosters food security and good health and should be environmentally protected. She has served as a member of the Advisory Board for CIHR - Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes, and with the Executive of the Canadian Coalition of Global Health Research. Dr. Kuhnlein chairs the Task Force on Traditional, Indigenous and Cultural Food and Nutrition of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.
Dr. Kuhnlein holds membership in several nutrition societies and the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. She is the 2001-02 recipient of McGill University’s Earle W. Crampton Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition and the 1993 winner of the Canadian Jack Hildes Medal for Circumpolar Health. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Nutrition and a Fellow the International Union of Nutritional Sciences
International Education Week Nov. 12-16
(posted 11-13-2012)
Western joins institutions across the country in celebrating international Education Week. Sponsored by the U.S. Departments of State and Education, IEW was established to “promote programs to prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the U.S.” Campus events are free and open to students, faculty, staff and the Bellingham community.
To learn more, please see their poster or check out their website at http://international.wwu.edu/iew.shtml
SCU Anthropology Undergraduate Research Conference - 4/20/13 CALL FOR PAPERS
(posted 11-13-2012)
To learn more, please read the flyer >>
