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Top Ten Dissertation Writing Tips (as illustrated by cats)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by JB

Ah, September. That time of the year when mornings become crisp, foliage is newly painted in scarlet and amber hues, and graduate students are gripped with a crippling sense of guilt in regards to all of the writing they did … Continue reading →

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Bone Broke Year in Review 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by JB

2015 was a year of firsts. It was the first time I spent the summer in Ann Arbor, rather than the field. It marked my first experience solo teaching my own class, the summer session Science of Skeletons. I also began applying … Continue reading →

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Piecing together the puzzle: Brown bag at UMMAA

Posted on October 1, 2015 by JB

I’ll be giving a talk today at noon at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. The talk will take place in the Ruthven Museum of Natural History, Room 2009. If you attend, you’ll also get to hear from … Continue reading →

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What I’m Doing With My Summer (Part I)

Posted on May 15, 2015 by JB

What’s that you say? Have I been absent from the blog for the past several weeks due to exciting journeys to exotic locales, traversing the desolate morains of Iceland, scaling the heights of Peruvian peaks, and exploring the stark desert beauty of … Continue reading →

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Hazards of Dissertation Data Collection

Posted on July 26, 2013 by JB

I’m about to enter Week 10 of data collection here in Spain, and over the past month or so I’ve started to notice some unsettling trends. I wear variations on the same two “nice-ish” outfits to the museum every day, … Continue reading →

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