Society & Environment blog
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Anthropology Club Meeting
September 11, 2017The first Anthropology Club meeting this semester is tomorrow, September 12, 2017, at 6:30 pm in Violette Hall 1332. The Anthropology Club brings together students with interests in anthropology to serve as an outlet for anthropological discussion of research and current issues, to connect with professional anthropologists, and to serve as a resource to students […]
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OSR Offers Financial Help for Projects
September 7, 2017Truman’s Office of Student Research will be accepting Grants-In-Aid-of-Scholarship and Research (GIASR) applications for research and creative scholarship to be conducted during the fall 2017 semester. All disciplines are invited to participate. The purpose of these grants is to promote a culture of research and scholarship at Truman while providing flexibility to accommodate different research […]
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Research Project Explores the Power of Words
June 21, 2016For her first large-scale research project, Truman student Allison Kelly aimed high. She chose to study linguistic relativity – or the cognitive impact of language structure on society. “By understanding how language relates to worldview, one can better understand people and can better relate to them,” said Kelly. Kelly, a junior anthropology and justice systems […]