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 […]
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 […]
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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Justin Hosbey was selected to attend the NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, “Space and Place in Africana/Black Studies: An Institute on Spatial Humanities Theories, Methods and Practice for Africana Studies at Purdue University (Summer 2016). Ayllsha Winburn has made it to the final round of the UF “3-Minute Thesis” […]
Anthropology alumni Drs. Laurel Freas and Paul Emanovsky both passed the Board Examination for the American Board of Forensic Anthropology in February at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting. They join a list of 114 forensic anthropologists who have been awarded Diplomate status by the ABFA since 1978. Also, former C.A. Pound Lab Coordinators […]
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.
2014 Graduate Student non-UF awards The CLAS Dean’s Office asked for a list of all our graduate student non-UF awards over the last year. It is a very impressive list of funding for education and field work as well as research prizes for papers and scholarship. Here they are (and please send notices if they […]
2013-2014 Accomplishments of UF Anthropology Faculty and Research Associates Dr. Maxine Margolis, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Florida was awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award by the Brazilian Studies Association, at a ceremony that took place at BRASA XII in London in August 2014, for her pioneering efforts in the field of Brazilian studies. […]
Dr. Ieva Jusionyte was awarded the 2015 Junior Faculty Teaching Award by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). You can read more about the award at the CLASP website. Visit Dr. Jusionyte’s faculty page to learn more about her research and teaching, including her Border Rescue Project.