Nevin Graduate Endowment Fellowship recipient Leah Sanchez

From art to anthropology

By following her passions, Ph.D. student Leah Sanchez finds her academic niche

Wenner-Gren Foundation awards over $100,000 to anthropology grad students

Six UCI anthropology Ph.D. students have been awarded a total of $109,777 from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to pursue social and cultural fieldwork at various sites around the globe. The recipients are: Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, Elizabeth Hanna Clark Rubio, Oviya Govindan, Angela Okune, Ann Kathryn Wilkinson and Jennifer Zelnick. “These anthropology graduate students are conducting research […]

Tom Boellstorff

Anthropology in Second Life

Anthropology professor Tom Boellstorff explores Second Life and finds his fellow avatars eager to talk about their virtual world experiences.

Anthropology graduate student to study water access in Costa Rica

Andrea Ballestero, a second-year anthropology graduate student at UC Irvine, will travel to the coastal community of Cocles, Costa Rica,…

Anthropology professor to edit national journal

Tom Boellstorff, associate professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, has been selected by the American Anthropological Association to edit its…

Mimi Ito

Generating the Future with AI

Three questions with cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito

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#IamUCI - Class of 2024

Proud Anteater? Share your UCI story & photos! Tag us with #IamUCI on Instagram UC Irvine Commencement | Information

Valentina Toledano

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B.A., political science, B.A., language science and minor in anthropology | School of Social Sciences

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2023 Anteater's Gift Guide

2023 Anteater Gift Guide By Chrissy Park With the 2023 holiday season upon us, look no further than the Anteater community for your shopping needs. Browse our holiday guide to discover the perfect gifts for all the bookworms, theatergoers, adventurers, foodies and fashionistas in your life – all while supporting UCI and alumni-owned businesses. From […]

Group of five researchers funded by NSF to examine wildfire management while incorporating voices from Indigenous communities.

NSF funds UCI-led team connecting Indigenous communities with key decision-makers in wildfire management

Project will bring diverse voices to forefront of mitigation and research