Susannah Chapman on Voice of America radio
2012
Feb
Graduate student Susannah Chapman, currently working in The Gambia, was heard on a Voice of America radio discussion about the importance of protecting plant life for future generations.
Chapman, VoA, 2.22.12
Evan Conaway in ugamagazine
2012
Feb
Undergraduate anthropology major (and Anthropology Society Co-Coordinator/Mentor) Evan Conaway is featured in this issue of ugamagazine as he shares his passion for the work he is doing for the created sustainable community of Kalu Yala in Panama, where he will intern again this summer.
http://georgiaugazine.com/?p=488
Christine Beitl Wins 2011 Hudson Teaching Award
2011
Dec
The 2011 Deparmtent of Anthropology Charles Hudson Teaching Award goes to graduate student Christine Beitl. When not in the classroom as an resource for undergraduate learners, Christine studies the role of communities and collective action in the sustainable use of coastal resources, is interested in environmental problems that we as a society have created for ourselves and the role of collective action and cooperation in overcoming natural resource dilemmas and the problem of the commons. Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk and Dr. Bram Tucker are her major professors. Christine's winning this award means that she is automatically entered as a contestent in the Center for Teaching and Learning's graduate teaching awards.
Juan Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo featured as UGA “Amazing Student”
2011
Dec
The UGA Public Affairs Office interviewed anthropology double major (with geography) Juan Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo regarding his pursuit of social justice, what he enjoys here on compus now, and his plans to use his education on behalf of others when when he graduates in Spring 2012.
Read the interview here.
“Pholksinger Josh” (AKA Anthropology Society president Josh Rosenstein) plays record release show.
2011
Apr
Pholksinger Josh and the Andrew Small Band are celebrating with friends the release of their new record (the title of which their Web site neglects to mention) at the Go Bar this Saturday, April 16. It's a multi-act show, including LACSI favorites Incatepec, but Josh and his cohorts should take the stage around 9:00 p.m. Be there!
Graduate Student Makes Discoveries at Local American Indian Mounds
2011
Feb
Archaeology graduate student Dan Bigman, assisted by other students, has been using remote sensing to determine more about the huge Mississippian-era (CE 800 - 1600) Ocmulgee mounds near Macon, GA. He's discovered a far larger population density than was previously thought, and hopes to use that information to learn more about social structure. Read an article by the Macon Telegraph about Dan's fieldwork here.
The Student Association for Archaeological Sciences (SAAS) debuts new Web site.
2011
Feb
The Student Association for Archaeological Sciences (SAAS) has recently put up a new, informative site that offers a taste of what UGA archaeology is all about. Full of links and photos of both upcoming and current events, it's an asset to students—undergraduate or graduate—in the department who want to experience, socially and professionally, the pursuit of archaeology in a state rich with remnants of past civilizations. The site is at saas.anthro.uga.edu and may also be reached by a link on the Department of Anthropology's Web site, anthropology.uga.edu.
Senior Anthropology Major Tracy Yang Named 2011 Rhoades Scholar
2010
Nov
To read the complete story, please refer to the following link.
Them dry bones
2008
Dec
Keturah Spence, Anthropology major and intern at the Museum of Natural History, stress tests the rib cage of a pygmy sperm whale skeleton she and fellow interns assembled at the Georgia Museum of Natural History.
