News for Undergraduate Students

Event reminders

• Tuesday, April 7: Exam Jam at UTM
• April 28-30: The UTM Career Centre presents Sweats to Suits (S2S), a 3-day hybrid conference taking place for graduating students and recent graduates.

New: Bioarchaeology Field School in Oshawa, Ontario (Trent University)

• Dates: 4-15 May 2026 (Monday to Friday)
• Residence accommodations can be arranged upon request.

Trent University is offering a new, for-credit, biological archaeology field school on their Durham GTA Campus in Oshawa Ontario (ANTH-3855H). Students will have an opportunity to experience a two-week intensive hands-on bioarchaeological excavation. Taking place on the Trent University Durham campus, students will learn excavation skills within a bioarchaeological context using replicas of human bones and artifacts. Upon completion of the physical excavation, students will also learn lab skills associated with the materials found, the processes around analyzing them, and the ethics of excavating human remains.

Trent U Bioarchaeology Field School

For more Information contact Dr. Jennifer Newton jennifernewton@trentu.ca.

UTMAS updates

2026 Anthropology Conference

Congratulations to UTMAS, all conference organizers, student presenters, faculty and attendees who participated in the 2026 anthropology conference on March 19! 

View the list of presentations in the 2026 conference program.

UTMAS election results for 2026-27 academic year

Election season has come to an end! Congratulations to the incoming UTM Anthropology Society executives for the 2026-27 academic year.

• President: Jenna
• V-P: Samuel
• Communications officers: Amy, Ximena
• Event coordinators: Zoe, Sarina, Hanin

 

Congratulations

Congratulations to Tenzin Paldon, recipient of the 2026 Snil “Sunny” Sahanan Memorial Scholarship for Department of Anthropology students.

Thank you to student volunteers!

Thank you to all the student volunteers who shared their knowledge and enthusiasm for anthropology (during a very busy time of year) at the UTM March Open House! If you are interested in volunteering for anthropology at campus events in the 2026-27 academic year, please let UTMAS know!

Featured career resource: How will interdisciplinary skills serve you in the age of AI?

"...combine your interests with your learning in Anthropology. There will be a day where your specific niche will be incredibly valuable from the start to the completion of a project; you will stand out." 
--Christian Castellanos (California State University, Northridge alum)

Read the Anthropology Career Readiness Network World of Work Blog post.

Podcast: Unmasking Higher Education: Indian International Students in Canada

Girish Daswani (Associate Professor at the St. George campus Department of Anthropology) and colleagues presented a podcast mini-series entitled “Unmasking Higher Education: Indian International Students in Canada.” The podcast looks at the multiple ways that Indian international students experience and are made to experience student life in Canada.

Call for submissions: Explorations of Variation and Evolution (EVE) student journal

• Abstract Submission Deadline: May 8, 2026
• Eligibility: Current undergraduate and graduate students, or recent graduates

The Trent Biological Anthropology graduate student-run Journal, called Explorations of Variation and Evolution (EVE), is accepting abstract submissions for Volume 1. The first volume is "A Diverse Field: Exploring the World of Biological Anthropology." The journal's goals are to highlight current student research in the field of biological anthropology and create an opportunity for students to share their projects. 

Abstract formatting

• 150 - 300 words
• Co-authored work is permitted (all authors are to be credited)

Paper formatting

• Original research, commentaries, and short reports
• Final product: ~5 - 15 pages
• 1.5 spacing; 12-pt Times New Roman font; 1-inch margins

For interested students, the abstract submission form can be found at EVE Abstract Submission Form, and additional information can be found on the EVE Instagram as well as via e-mail at eve.studentjournal@gmail.com. 

Summer courses

The Department of Anthropology is offering a variety of science and social science courses in Summer 2026, both in person and online! 

• You can view a list of anthropology summer courses on our website or on the Timetable Builder.
• Check enrolment details on the Office of the Registrar's Summer Registration Guide.

Good luck with your final exams!

View the UTM final exam schedule published by the Office of the Registrar.