2025 News Archives
October 3, 2025 - An interview with a former Western Anthropology faculty member Ian Colquhoun, a biological anthropologist with a specialization in primatology, on the passing of Jane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist, conservationist and chimpanzee researcher. Our colleague personally knew Dr. Goodall and shared his memories of her.
- CBC News Network https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6925692
- London Morning Show https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-158-london-morning/clip/16173053-remembering-jane-goodall
September 5, 2025 - Andrew Nelson’s interview with Quirks and Quarks on new methods of non-invasive scanning which allows to study Peruvian mummies without unwrapping them.
Learn more here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-51-quirks-and-quarks/clip/16167734-technology-allows-examination-inca-mummies-without-disturbing
June 16, 2025 - Faculty member Greg Beckett penned a contribution to The Conversation on the current political and security situation in Haiti, stressing that there are no easy solutions.
Learn more here: https://theconversation.com/haiti-on-the-brink-gangs-fill-power-vacuum-as-current-solutions-fail-a-nation-in-crisis-257948
