Shannon Martino

🚨Volunteer Opportunity: Archaeogaming

What you will do-
Expert Run webinars & train teachers
Develop lesson plans
Research
Create educational content

Details:
- Remote | 5 hrs/week | Volunteer

Apply: recruitment@saveancientstudies.org

This is not normal

Build Your Own Monument Contest: Brick Edition - Archaeological Institute of America Build Your Own Monument Contest: Brick Edition on the AIA website

Reminder: Don’t miss your chance to help choose the winners of the Build Your Own Monument: Brick Edition Contest. Voting is open from October 20–October 30 at 12:00 PM ET. Cast your votes here: buff.ly/wShKTgM

Chicago-area companies raked in millions from the feds as Operation Midway Blitz intensified.

The Watch investigative team reports: blockclubchi.co/3Wk8c0Q

ICE is in Hyde Park Federal immigration agents detained three workers, were seen outside Kenwood Academy and questioned a University of Chicago international student in Hyde Park this week — the first confirmed federal a...

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White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Apparently you can destroy a historic structure without the will of the people. Interesting that there’s money for this and not the government.

Website for US Department of the Interior reads: TREASURES OF THE IACB: OGLALA LAKOTA LEADER SHIRT, CA. 1890-95 You are viewing ARCHIVED content published online before January 20, 2025. Please note that this content is NOT UPDATED, and links may not work. Additionally, any previously issued diversity, equity, inclusion or gender-related guidance on this webpage should be considered rescinded. For current information, visit https://www.doi.gov/news/newsroom

Found while doing research for class today. I guess we need to be careful about the conclusions of basic research now.

Deep In Virginia, When The Light Hits Just Right, A "Rainbow Swamp" Appears Swamps typically bring to mind an array of mushy greens and murky browns, but in Virginia, they do things differently.

OH GREAT NOW THE SWAMP IS WOKE

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Florida paints Pulse crosswalk black again after protesters colored it rainbow — NBC News Protesters have used multicolored chalk to fill in the crosswalk repeatedly since the state Transportation Department initially painted over the rainbow colors last week.

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More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.

No, we’d prefer to accept PhD applicants for 2026, but the previously lucky departments have joined with the unlucky in solidarity. Awesome colleagues! www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump The University of Chicago is in crisis. Under extraordinary financial strain, it has diminished its faculty-student ratio and hired hundreds of “lecturers”: teachers whom it pays little and whom it do...

And what is really happening www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

UChicago Freezing Ph.D. Admissions for Multiple Programs The indebted institution tasked committees of faculty and staff with planning for changes. But this week, a dean forged ahead and announced broad cuts. Two other units are also pausing admissions.

No PhD admissions for Middle Eastern Studies at UChicago in 2026. MES includes modern and all aspects of the ancient Near East: cuneiform languages, Egyptology, archaeology 🏺 www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules

Wishing you a quick recovery

📚 RSVP NOW - FREE Masterclass: “Never Has There Ever: Royal Propaganda in Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia” w/ Dr. Briana Jackson

🗓 Sat. July 12 @ 12PM ET

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Love this story and now I want to know more about sharing in the brewing world.

What a great idea

📖 RSVP NOW - FREE Masterclass: “The Sources of Evil: Monsters and Demons in Ancient Mesopotamia” with Dr. Jinyan Wang

🗓 Wednesday, July 16 @ 12 PM EDT

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For those who want a link to the full brief.

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Unfortunately, there are some glaring absences here. I hope to see that change.

5,000-Year-Old Bread Recipe Recreated in Turkey—and Locals Can't Get Enough A bread made from ancient grains is rising again in Turkey, and it's a big hit.

I’m always up for trying another bread recipe. gizmodo.com/5000-year-ol...

Support Needed for SAPIENS Magazine and its Staff Union! We, SAPIENS staff, write to our supporters with an urgent request for support. We were informed this week that our funder, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, may choose to close SAPIENS Anthropology Magazine...

Help save SAPIENS magazine! The Wenner-Gren Foundation, our funder, may decide to close the magazine in the coming weeks. But the Board of Trustees hasn't made its final decision. A letter from you could help! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...

Really disappointed to hear that this is happening. I want a list of people who want to own a company or organization because they love it.

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Could be. Enrollment was down and the law also said majors had to be cut if the average graduates over 3 years was 5 or lower

I wonder if data analytics was thought to use too much demographic data and that was the issue.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.