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How the professors became involved Daniel Gladish, a professor of botany, and John Cinnamon, a professor of anthropology, were both suspended after Provost Phyllis Callahan read MUPD's report. — Maia Anderson, Cincinnati.com, "The iboga tree affair: A confiscated shrub, hallucinogenics and suspended professors rile Miami University campus," 3 July 2019 There was most likely an African-American cemetery there that predated the society’s ownership, said Roger Sanjek, an anthropology professor emeritus at Queens College. — Kaya Laterman, New York Times, "This Empty Lot Is Worth Millions. It’s Also an African-American Burial Ground.," 14 June 2019 Conway, the daughter of Karen Conway, graduated in May with a 4.0 grade point average with a degree in anthropology and a minor in psychology. — Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 11 June 2019 The two massive totem poles from British Columbia, installed in 1968, speak, in a deep, fiercely carved brown, of the museum’s interest in anthropology. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "With a skeleton and megaplanters, the Field Museum fleshes out its main hall," 26 June 2018 Prince Charles, however, was the first heir to the throne to get a university degree, studying archaeology and anthropology before switching to history at Trinity College Cambridge. — Marcia Moody, Town & Country, "Here's What Prince George and Princess Charlotte's Royal Education Will Entail," 26 Aug. 2018 An answer has emerged from an exciting new field of science: forensic anthropology. — Mike Fillon, Popular Mechanics, "The Real Face Of Jesus," 23 Jan. 2015 There is significant evidence from evolutionary anthropology and developmental psychology that old and young are built for each other. — Marc Freedman, WSJ, "Building Bridges Across the Generational Divide," 1 Nov. 2018 Of all her students, the one who seemed to benefit most from Olivia was a round-faced blond sophomore in college with whom Jackie worked on essays for English, art history, and anthropology. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award finalist: "Olivia" by Sophia Veltfort," 2 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anthropology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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