Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago

Fall 2026 LUC Anthro course offerings!

Find yourself friends that accept you *exactly* as you are.

Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

This is a nice contrast to all the awful behavior confirmed through the Epstein files. Proud of @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social & @seanmcarroll.bsky.social for picking up on the sexism & charlatanism right away.

I feel this to my core. Sending rest!

Dental Anthropology Association | Official 40th Anniversary Merchandise! | Bonfire The DAA strives to support & facilitate the exchange of knowledge among those interested in the anthropological study of teeth...for 40 years!

The Dental Anthropology Association is celebrating it's 40th year! Celebrate with us by buying some merch - because we all know TEETH > BONES. 🔥

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DAA Workshop: Collecting dental data from CT scans with Horos This workshop will provide participants with an introduction to dental data collection using Horos, a free, open-source software platform.

Dental Anthropology Association Workshop 2026: Collecting dental data from CT scans with Horos with Dr. Cait McPherson.

REGISTER NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/daa-worksh...

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Come join the fun in the Chew Lab!

Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE) Program YouTube video by Loyola University Chicago

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Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.

FUND SCIENCE.

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Nopity nope in the land of no way. (I got asked over Thanksgiving. Ridiculous.)

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It’s not goodbye, but see you later.
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This is what NativeBio is trying to fight. DNA is a business, estimated to be worh $172 billion/year by 2035. We live in a glut of information, including disinformation. The Genomics field already has a history of racism, power dynamics, data theft, surgical/chemical sterilization and murder.

YIKES. 😳

Academics should really start thinking about whether it makes sense to continue operating in states where a girl can turn in a physics paper that just says, “Jesus never talked about atoms,” and you’ll be fired for giving her an appropriate grade.

a man in a suit and tie is holding a cup of coffee and saying scuff . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a cup of coffee and saying scuff .

Oh! I didn’t respond within 24 hours to your invite for my free labor?!? MY BAD.

Got an invite to review a manuscript yesterday (a U.S. holiday) and snarky email today that said invite is revoked because I hadn’t responded. 🫠🙄

"We conclude that adult individuals are composed of a mosaic spectrum of sex characteristics in their somatic tissues that should not be cumulated into a simple binary classification." elifesciences.org/articles/99602

Innovate & Advance: Science Talk Series | College of Dentistry | University of Illinois Chicago The Office of Research presents Innovate & Advance: Science Talk Series.

Want to hear what’s going on in the Chew Lab? Come to my Innovate & Advance talk tomorrow! UIC College of Dentistry.

dentistry.uic.edu/events/innov...

Review of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Obituary for Dr. James Watson James Watson, who described himself as “not a racist in a conventional way”, has died at the age of 97. Below is a review of an obituary for Dr. James Watson published by Cold Spring Ha…

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Biology and Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, Lecturer (Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex ), Non-Tenure track Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/The Department of Biology and the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies (WSGS) Program in the College of Arts and Scie...

The Dept of Biology at Loyola University. Chicago has an open lecturer position in Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex. The successful candidate will have a 50% affiliation with the Women's Studies and Gender Studies program and 50% Dept of Biology.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/34131

Support Future Anthropologists! | Bonfire Every shirt you buy helps our students hit the road (& the field!) for research & travel!. Our department may be small, but it’s mighty! We teach and mentor hundreds ...

Want to support undergrad research & travel AND look adorbs? Check out our fundraising store for the LUC Department of Anthropology! (Just in time for the holidays!)

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SAME! That was the fastest I’ve ever done Strands. 😂 🦴

Woman with a black dog. Dog has on a bandana with the Chew Lab logo and Chew Crew written under the logo.

Oh how I will miss this Chew Crew pup! She heads back to Barcelona next week. 😭 Thankfully, Berta is still here! ❤️

Berta & I tried creating plangi today in Dr. Nichols’s museum class! Chew crew members Lily & Gavin carved pumpkins! 🎃 Happy Friday, y’all!

Channeling my Neolithic German ancestors today. (It’s actually quite relaxing.) 🌾

The first-time pumpkin carvers did an AMAZING job, btw!