Graduate Student News
Congratulations to the following new Ph.D.s and MA students: Ph.D. Kristina Altes Carrie Brown Jessica-Jean Casler M.A. Megan Cogburn Ed Haning Jessica Jenkins Taylor Polvadore Riley Ravary Sydney Roberson
Faculty Website Workshop
This week UF CLAS IT and UF Department of Anthropology teamed up to offer a faculty website workshop.
Faculty Accomplishment
Dr. Dave Daegling has been named one of 34 University of Florida Research Foundation Professors for 2016-2019. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. The three-year award includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement […]
Graduate Student News
Find out what great things are happening with our students! Updates for Serenela Pelier, Justin Hosbey, Lisa Duffy, Meggan Blessing, and Scott Macrae. Serenela Pelier has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! She plans to complete a preliminary study of the isotopes of Florida panthers and then conduct dissertation research on the provenance of […]
Alumni Spotlight: Radio Interview with Ryan Williams and Donna Nash
Two alums of the program, Ryan Williams and Donna Nash, recently recorded a radio interview on the Cerro Baúl excavations. Concocting Modern-Day Chicha De Molle
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UF Alumni Book Release
Dr. Angela Stuesse, an alumni of the anthropology department just released her first book: Scratching Out A Living-Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South. You can view her website for the book here: http://www.angelastuesse.com/. Dr. Stuesse received her BA in Anthropology from UF in 1998 and is now a faculty member at University of South Florida.
Florida Genetics Keynote Speech 2014
Florida Genetics 2014 Keynote Increasing the odds that science and technology will impact food and nutrition security Roger Beachy, Founding Director, World Food Center at UC Davis October 29 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Health Professions, Nursing & Pharmacy Auditorium No registration is required for the keynote address. Register to see other speakers here. View the […]
Sharon Abramowitz Featured in Nature
UF medical anthropologist Dr. Sharon Abramowitz was interviewed in Nature regarding the Ebola crisis. We are proud to have one of our faculty provide an informed voice in this global discussion. Highlights of the interview: You definitely need anthropologists to help the scientific community to incorporate local insights, capacities and perspectives into a robust disease-containment […]
Colloquium Announcement: Saint Phard Michel on the Experience of Anthropology
The Florida Anthropological Student Associations hosts weekly colloquia to showcase our graduate students’ and faculty’s research interests, to give them valuable opportunities to practice or refine their presentation techniques, and to help connect UF anthropologists. Our next colloquium will be Friday, October at 4pm in Rinker 110: Saint Phard Michel “An Ethnographic Informant’s Perspective on […]
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