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  • Dr. Mulligan’s Research Featured by NPR

    January 10, 2017

    http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/21/506153131/knowing-someone-who-faced-discrimination-may-affect-blood-pressure Read more "Dr. Mulligan’s Research Featured by NPR"
  • UF Alumni Featured for Archaeological Work

    January 10, 2017

    UF Alumni Ed Gonzalez-Tennant’s work in Rosewood, FL was recently featured by WFSU. See the link below to read the article: http://news.wfsu.org/post/decades-after-white-mob-destroyed-rosewood-town-rebuilt-online Read more "UF Alumni Featured for Archaeological Work"
  • Friday Bulletin January 1, 2017

    January 10, 2017

    Job Description – AY17 – Department Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies Program The Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a faculty position at the level of non-tenure stream Lecturer in Anthropology. Pending budgetary approval, the ...
  • Congratulations Graduates!

    December 20, 2016

    Congratulations Graduates!
    Congratulations to our graduating Undergraduate and Graduate students! UF Anthropology expects great things out of our students and we are proud of our recent graduates. Good luck in your future endeavors and go gators! Graduate students and faculty present at the ...
  • Notice of CAPHIL Director Search Committee Meeting

    December 5, 2016

    The Search Committee for the new Director of the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory will be meeting on Thursday, Dec 8, 2016, from 10:00-11:00am in TUR 1208.  Questions or comments in advance of the meeting may be directed to Ms. ...
  • Anthropology Grad Featured in UF News

    November 24, 2016

    Doctoral student Ashley Sharpe featured in UF News for her research. http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2016/11/old-teeth-new-stories.php Read more "Anthropology Grad Featured in UF News"
  • Friday Bulletin November 18, 2016

    November 24, 2016

    Graduate Student Updates Justin Hosbey, about-to-graduate this semester with PhD in Anthropology with a Certificate in the Digital Humanities, will start in January as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities and African American History and Culture at the University of Maryland! Anthro ...
  • Dr. Marquardt Honored with SEAC Lifetime Achievement Award

    November 10, 2016

    Dr. Marquardt Honored with SEAC Lifetime Achievement Award
    SEAC Lifetime Achievement Awards William Harrison Marquardt: Bill received his PhD in 1974 from Washington University in St. Louis. He has spent much of his career in Southeastern archaeology with forays into the US Southwest and in France. He is currently ...
  • Friday Bulletin November 4, 2016

    November 10, 2016

     Faculty Feature Dr. Gerald Murray featured in the NY Times — Tree planting activity in Haiti.   http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/opinion/who-will-speak-for-haitis-trees.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 University of Minnesota Job Listing https://www.myu.umn.edu/psp/psprd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1   Job Details Job Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Product Design Job ID 313665 Location Twin Cities Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Qualifications Required Qualifications ·    A terminal graduate degree by the start date with at least ...
  • Dr. Gerald Murray Interviewed about Trump’s Term: ‘Bad Hombres’

    October 25, 2016

     Dr. Gerald Murray interviewed by an AP reporter on Donald Trump’s use of the term “bad hombres”  http://elections.ap.org/content/trumps-bad-hombres-draws-jeers-spanish-lessons Read more "Dr. Gerald Murray Interviewed about Trump’s Term: ‘Bad Hombres’"
  • NPR News Featuring UF Researchers

    October 25, 2016

    http://www.npr.org/2016/04/16/474395637/what-can-we-learn-from-early-floridians-on-sea-level-rise Read more "NPR News Featuring UF Researchers"
  • UF Anthropology Team-Taught Course featured in MRS Bulletin

    October 25, 2016

    An article on a UF team-taught course has appeared in the Oct 2016 issue of the MRS Bulletin.   https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A501B01277F9AF03DA6398619A7A8F98/S0883769416002293a.pdf/team-taught-course-simultaneously-impacts-the-improvement-of-science-and-social-literacy.pdf The MRS Bulletin has a circulation of 20,000.  Anthropology faculty involved with this course are Susan Gillespie, Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo, and Ken Sassaman. Read ...
  • Friday Bulletin October 21, 216

    October 25, 2016

    Upcoming events  2016 Potlatch Celebration —-Tomorrow —- 10/22/2016 Potlatch will be held on Saturday, October 22nd, at the residence of Dr. Murray.  Directions to the Murray & Alvarez residence 1706 N.W. 26th Way, Gainesville, FL From N.W. 13th St.  Go to corner of N.W. 13th St. and ...
  • Friday Bulletin October 14, 2016

    October 25, 2016

    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 ...
  • Friday Bulletin October 7, 2016

    October 11, 2016

    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 ...
  • Dr. Broadwell Collaborates with Students at Flagler

    October 6, 2016

    See news story below for more information: http://www.flagler.edu/news-events/news/flagler-students-collaborate-on-translation-project-present-to-international-scholars Read more "Dr. Broadwell Collaborates with Students at Flagler"
  • Friday Bulletin September 30, 2016

    October 3, 2016

    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 ...
  • Friday Bulletin September 23, 2016

    September 27, 2016

    Friday Bulletin September 23, 2016
    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 ...
  • Mid-Week Bulletin, September 20, 2016

    September 21, 2016

    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 ...
  • Friday Bulletin September 9, 2016

    September 13, 2016

    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 ...