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Dr. Aaron Broadwell: Bloomfield Award Finalist

Wednesday November 12, 2025

Dr. Aaron Broadwell’s new book, The Timucua Language: A Text-Based Reference Grammar (University of Nebraska Press, 2024), has been designated as a Finalist for the Linguistic Society of America’s 2026 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award!

New Degree Fall 2026: Master of Science in Archaeology

Friday September 26, 2025

Beginning fall 2026 the Department of Anthropology will offer a Terminal MS degree in Archaeology.

Welcome Dr. Sugandh Gupta!

Monday August 25, 2025

New Assistant Professor Dr. Gupta joins the department in Fall 2025.

Dr. Kim Valenta Earns Excellence Award for Assistant Professors in Spring 2025

Friday August 22, 2025

Assistant professor, Dr. Kim Valenta was awarded one of two College of Liberal Arts “Excellence Awards” for Assistant Professors for the Spring of 2025.

Dr. Adrienne Strong’s workshop on pain and palliative care with the African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care (ACREOL)

Tuesday May 13, 2025

Dr. Adrienne Strong’s joint workshop with collaborators from Tanzania and the African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care (ACREOL), based in Kigali, Rwanda.

Karen Jones received a Superior Accomplishment Award!

Friday March 7, 2025

Karen Jones’ service to the University of Florida’s Anthropology Department has been immeasurable. Her well-deserved award demonstrates how critical she is and has been to the department and the larger university as a whole. We could not be more excited and happy for her.

Spring 2025 Honors Slam

Friday January 24, 2025

As one of the top research institutions in the country, UF prides itself in supporting the efforts of undergraduate research initiatives. You should too by attending the Anthropology Honors Thesis Slam!

New Primatology Certificate

Tuesday September 3, 2024

The Primatology undergraduate certificate program provides an intensive foundation in non-human primates for UF undergraduate anthropology and non-anthropology majors.

UF Research Foundation Names 2024 Professors

Wednesday May 15, 2024

University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2024.

Gainesville Anthropology Field School

Wednesday February 28, 2024

This summer the UF anthropology department is offering a groundbreaking field school course. Sign up today!

New Issue of Emic!

Tuesday February 20, 2024

The second issue of UF Anthropology Undergraduate zine, Emic, is out now! Run, dont walk to it!

Fort Mose: Black militia, forced migrations and resistance.

Thursday February 15, 2024

UF archaeologists study how “In eighteenth-century Spanish Florida, a militia composed of formerly enslaved Africans fought for their liberty”.

Spring 2024 Courses

Thursday November 2, 2023

Spring into 2024 with exciting courses like “Archaeological Remote Sensing”, “Language and Culture”, “Global Gender Issues”, and a new Graduate Certificate in Public Archaeology that reflect the relevance and vibrancy of an education in Anthropology.

New MA Program in Public Archaeology

Thursday July 20, 2023

The Department of Anthropology, University of Florida is embarking on a new direction in graduate education. For the first time in its 74-year history, the department is offering a terminal Master’s degree in Anthropology with a certificate in Public Archaeology.

Native American Heritage Month Events

Tuesday November 8, 2022

Film screenings, Indigenous dance, and arts panel among events celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2022