Hi Everyone! Here’s a couple of items for the week: Requiring ANT 3451, Race and Racism As many of you know, a petition is circulating to replace the required What is the Good Life? course with ANT 3451, Race and Racism. As of this morning, the petition had 23,000 signatures (you can find it here). Dr. […]
Hi Everyone! It’s a bit slow, news-wise, around these parts. But there are a few items: Publications and Awards Megan Cogburn just published an article in Social Science and Medicine, “Homebirth fines and health cards in rural Tanzania: On the push for numbers in maternal health.” You can find the article here. Congratulations, Megan! Corinne Futch recently […]
I hope everyone is enjoying the end of the semester. As we disperse to a different part of the our house or apartment for the summer, here are few items: Chris LeClere’s research on coffee houses has been featured in the latest issue of the UF Explore magazine. Find the article here. Molly Selba’s […]
It’s nothing but good news in the Monday Bulletin: On the Awards front: Ph.D. Candidates Amanda Brock and Hannah Toombs were selected as recipients of a $3500 Ruth McQuown Scholarship for graduate students at UF. Congratulations to both! Arianne Boileau was selected as one of the recipients of the 2020 Graduate School Mentoring Award. Congrats, Arianne! The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received […]
Megan Hanna Fry Receives an NSF GRF Our own Megan Hanna Fry recently was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her project, “Comparative Methods on Social Differentiation and Identity in Anglo-Saxon England.” The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s […]
Good News Division Ph.D. Candidate Arianne Boileau has just published a chapter with Norbert Stanchly (“Middle Preclassic Faunal Utilisation at Pacbitun, Belize: Evidence for Social Differentiation, Exchange, and Craft Specialisation”) in An Archaeological Reconstruction of Ancient Maya Life at Pacbitun, Belize, edited by Terry G. Powis, Sheldon Skaggs, and George Micheletti and published with BAR. The volume presents 20 years of […]
Anthropology Office The office remains open for business. After a conversation with the staff, we’ve decided to continue business in our normal place. We have plenty of Lysol wipes! However, we’d encourage folks to avoid coming in unless it is absolutely necessary. Although we might be pretty good in keeping everything disinfected (our doorknobs have […]
Postponements Given the current pandemic, we have postponed the Armadillo Roast indefinitely. However, we have not abandoned the spirit of the event. We will still run some of the fundraising events thanks to the Department of Anthropology front office. You can support the Charles H. Fairbanks Scholarship Fund by participating in fundraisers listed below! Please visit Turlington, Rm […]
Dillo Roast! Our annual upcoming Armadillo Roast, which will be held on March 14 — Just 8 days away! In addition to our horseshoes tournament and the mystery meat and pie competitions, our roast hosts have devised some new attractions, including a Hot Ones challenge (how many actual or faux chicken wings can you consume, and how […]
Graduate Recruitment Weekend Thanks to everyone who came out to meet with our newly admitted graduate students, and especially to those hosted students or who helped setup and take down at our Saturday picnic (or, in some cases, both!). I’d like to offer a special shout-out to Chris LeClere for being such an excellent Cruise […]