Brooklyn College Paleontologist Stephen Chester and Colleagues Reveal New Clues About Early Primate Evolution Findings help clarify the biogeographic history of the earliest primate relatives and highlight the importance of continued fossil exploration in understudied regions. Read More
Professor Katie Rose Hejtmanek Wins Fulbright Award Anthropologist to collaborate with leading scholars at Free University in Tbilisi. Read More
Community and Heritage Recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award Shelley Worrell ’01 made a career—and a lifestyle—celebrating Brooklyn’s Caribbean community. Read More
Stephen Chester and Team Unlock Secrets of Mysterious 62-Million-Year-Old Mammal New Findings Illuminate Ancient Species and its Evolutionary Connections to Modern-Day Humans. Read More
Katie Rose Hejtmanek Publishes “The Cult of CrossFit” New book shows how American Christian values undergirds the popularity of the exercise regime. Read More
Anthropology Professor Working on Helping Female Athletes Perform Better Katie Rose Hejtmanek, also a champion weightlifter, is contributing to a study to improve women’s sportswear. Read More
Anthropology Professor Kelly Britt Engages with King and Queen of the Netherlands Royals visit community leaders in Flatbush who professor helps support through the Center of the Study of Brooklyn. Read More
Katie Rose Hejtmanek Dominates at National Weightlifting Competition Anthropology Professor takes first place in age, weight class at 2024 USA Weightlifting Masters National Championships. Read More
Professor Jillian Cavanaugh Named President-Elect of Society for Linguistic Anthropology Professor of anthropology will serve in role through November 2025 then serve as president for another two-year term. Read More
New Research Sheds Light on an Old Fossil, Solving a Mystery of Evolution A professor and a student from Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center have pruned a branch off the primate tree. Read More
