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‘Beauty in the Chaos’: Fulbright Scholar’s Focus on Gemstone Trade in Sri Lanka

Anthropology faculty Brian Brazeal navigated the global pandemic and political unrest as he went to Sri Lanka to document the country's gemstone trade as part of his Fulbright Scholar Award.

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University Among Nation’s Top Fulbright Scholar-Producing Higher Ed Institutions

With three scholars teaching and researching abroad, Chico State was acknowledged by the US Department of State as a national leader in higher education.

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KIXE PBS to Showcase ALVA-Produced Films in August

Local Public Broadcasting Service station KIXE PBS to air a series of documentary films from Chico State's award-winning Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology.

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Office Hours: Anthropology Faculty and Documentarian Will Nitzky

Professor Will Nitzky wears many hats—museum director, professor, anthropologist—and he added one more with his directorial debut, Bang the Drum: Documentary.

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Worth Sharing: Torkman Honored with CCAA Impact Award

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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Worth Sharing: Kim Collects Pair of Honors

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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Worth Sharing: Students Present at National Student Research Conference

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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“Apollo at 50:” Local Scientists Commemorate History, Look Ahead

Lisa Westwood and Dave Schlom, local experts on the American space program, share their excitement for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, space heritage, and what the future holds for space travel.

Gateway Science Museum’s New Exhibit Commemorates Moon Landing, Celebrates Future Trip to Mars

This month, Chico State's Gateway Science Museum will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing, while keeping an eye on the future, envisioning a landing on Mars.

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Worth Sharing: Human Identification Lab Wins Community Engaged Scholars Award

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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University Faculty Awarded Prestigious Lantis Endowments

From documentary films and interdisciplinary research to isolating stem cells in fish, three Chico State faculty were awarded with Lantis Research Chairs.

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Worth Sharing: University Communications Captures Prestigious Honor

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

The Wildcat Statue, designed by Washington-based artist Matthew Gray Parker, stands proudly in Wildcat Plaza.

Worth Sharing: Dizard’s Documentaries Presented at Oregon Coast Film Festival

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.

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Worth Sharing: Morlock Publishes Short Story, Novel

A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff and students.

An artist's rendering represents a possible interaction between humans and a giant ground sloth. Professor emeritus P. Willey was provided expertise into findings of prehistoric footprints in White Sands National Monument. in New Mexico.

Worth Sharing: P. Willey Participates in Multi-Agency Study of Ancient Ground Sloths

The following is a listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff and students.

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Worth Sharing: Department of Anthropology Presents at Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting

This week's listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff and students.