Upcoming Events FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SEMINAR SERIES Monday, October 17th 3:00 p.m. Dickinson Hall, Room 371 “Phylogenomics Reveals the Evolution of Anti-Bat Strategies in the Megadiverse Butterflies and Moths” by Dr. Akito Kawahara Assistant Curator, Lepidoptera Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida POTLATCH 2016 Greetings Anthro Friends! The time is fast approaching for […]
Upcoming Events Coffee Meet-and-Greet w/Amy Radetsky, US Department of State Diplomat-in-Residence for N. Florida (bio attached) Date: Monday, October 10th, 2016; Time: 1:30-3:00pm; Place: UF International Center Large Conference Room (located in the Hub) Each year, the U.S. Department of State assigns experienced Foreign Service Officers to the position of Diplomat in Residence (DIR) at certain colleges and […]
Upcoming departmental deadline: Spring 2017 Textbook Adoptions The textbook adoption system for Spring 2017 is now available to faculty and departments to submit their Spring 2017 textbook adoptions and materials requirements. Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to enter Spring 2017 adoptions. You will notice a small change to the adoption system effective this term. When entering an […]
Upcoming events: CES presents a Lunchtime Symposium with Dr. Jack Kugelmass, “Yiddish on the Battlefields of Spain” Prof. Madsen lecture on Christianity in China Professor Richard Madsen (Sociology, UC San Diego), one of the most eminent sociologists and scholars of religion in the US, will give a Delton Scudder Public Lecture at the University of Florida. Topic: How […]
Funding Opportunities Teacher/Advisor of the Year Awards The criteria for awards and eligibility, as well as a description of the application process and nomination forms, are available at http://www.clas.ufl.edu/forms/index.html. Please inform your faculty of this competition and these guidelines. Please note that the competition now comprises three categories: Undergraduate Teaching Award, Professional Adviser Award (Academic […]
Department Information World Archaeological Congress honors UF Archaeologist Peter Schmidt Peter Schmidt, University of Florida anthropologist, was honored by the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) in Kyoto August 30 at a special plenary session in Kyoto, Japan. He was awarded the prestigious Peter Ucko Memorial Award. He was also selected to give the Peter Ucko Memorial […]
Greetings to our anthropology family. Attached is the 3rd issue of the Anthropolibrary Newsletter. In it are many tidbits and alerts of new resources and recurring services provided by the George A. Smathers Libraries at UF that you might not know about; two new video streaming services, the return of George W. Stocking, Jr.’s “History […]
Deadline Alerts Faculty: CLAS Travel Application Request – Wednesday, August 31st before 4pm. Applications should be given to Pat. Graduate Students: CLAS Travel Application Request – Wednesday, August 31st before 4pm. Applications should be given to Nita. Graduate Students: Spring Assistantship Applications – September 8th before 4pm. Applications should be given to Nita. Department Information […]
New Chair The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Dr. Chris McCarty will be serving as the next chair of our department beginning August 16th, 2016, with a term extending three years until August 2019. Dr. McCarty has an extensive background in cultural anthropology, collaborative research, and administrative processes through his various appointments […]
Summer Graduations Ph.D.’s were awarded to Ellen Lofaro and Abiyot Seifu. Congratulations to both of you! Job Placement Dr. Ellen Lofaro has accepted a position at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as Curator of Collections. Ashley Sharpe (who will graduate in Fall 2016) has accepted a position at STRI, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Allysha […]