Colloquia and EventsSponsored by the Robert A. 1925 and Catherine L. McKennan Fund for Anthropology

Werner Schiffauer
Harris Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Dartmouth College

When: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 4:30 pm

Where: 317 Silsby Hall

From Exile to Diaspora: The Development of Transnational Islam in
Europe

Dr. Schiffauer's publications

Cynthia Beall
S. Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director, Center for Research on Tibet
Case Western Reserve University

When: Friday, November 7, 2008, 3:30 pm

Where: Rockefeller 2

Andean and Tibetan Patterns of Adaptation to High-Altitude

Dr. Beall is a physical anthropologist whose research focuses on human adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia, particularly the different patterns of adaptation exhibited by Andean, Tibetan and East African highlanders. Her current research deals with the genetics of adaptive traits and evidence for natural selection, with the role of nitric oxide in oxygen delivery at high altitude and with the human ecology of high-altitude Tibetan nomads. Dr. Beall is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth/beall/
http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth/beall.html