Binit recently presented his paper titled “Ghar Janu”: Ethnographic Studies of Return Migration among Indigenous Sikkimese Youth at the Stanford Humanities Center organized workshop called Writing the Life Process.

Third-year student Seren Castellano was named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar, the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduate students pursuing careers in research.

Meena Khandelwal, associate professor of anthropology, received the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad award from the U.S. Department of Education and the International Engagement Teaching Award from CLAS and UI International Programs.

A series featuring books by Iowa scholars and critical thinkers from a range of disciplines, including history, religion, the arts, public policy, the sciences, and much more.

Alicia Rau is nominated in the category Best Children’s Music Album.