Anthropology undergraduate students represented at the 2026 CURO Symposium with a variety of posters and presentations. Please enjoy the photos below! Dr. Roberta Salmi was the recipient of the 2026 CURO Research Mentoring Awards for providing superior research opportunities and mentoring to undergraduates. Maya Iyer presenting her poster titled "Trends in Published Cultural Anthropology Research over Time: Science and Humanism in Enthnographic Research" under the direction of Dr. Bram Tucker. Vivian Poley presenting her poster titled "Protocols for Parasitology Studies for Langurs and Related Primates" under the direction of Dr. Roberta Salmi Mianna Lotshaw presenting her poster titled "More Than the Map: The Multiple Dimensions of Distance and its Impact on Leishmaniasis Treatment Accessibility" under the direction of Dr. Susan Tanner. Annabelle Hartley presenting her research titled "A Correlation of Paleoclimate Proxy Data and δ15N-Calculated Weaning Ages: Possible Evidence for Temperature and Weaning Age Correlation" under the direction of Dr. Laurie Reitsema. Josephine Green presenting her poster titled "Food Partitioning Among Sympatric Langurs in Kaludiyapokuna Forest Reserve" under the direction of Dr. Roberta Salmi. Charlotte Fowler presenting her poster titled "Evaluating the Effectiveness and Limitations of Thermal Camera Imaging across Diverse Habitats" under the direction of Dr. Roberta Salmi. Maia Norman presenting her poster Titled "Lost in Translation? Assessing the Gap Between Symbolic Adoption and Substantive Change in Municipal Localization of CEDAW" under the direction of Dr. Maryann Gallagher in the Department of International Affairs. Blaire Myrick at their group poster titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Climate Crisis: Awareness and Use Among Students and Faculty" under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Rice in the Department of Geography. Richard Little presenting his poster titled "Modeling Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) Ecology: Applications of Geographic Information Systems in De-Extinction Studies" under the direction of Dr. Suzanne Pilaar Birch of Anthropology and Geography. Erin Summers presenting her poster "A Mosaic of Measurements: The Fractured Art and Science of Sex Education" under the direction of Dr. Laurie Reitsema. Roland Kimsey presenting his poster titled "Is Material Wealth a Predictor for Social Network Position in a Southwestern Madagascar Hunter-Gatherer-Farmer Community?" under the direction of Dr. Bram Tucker.
