The American Association for the Advancement of Science has selected ten researchers in the area of human augmentation as the 2019-2020 AAAS Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellows. Our own Dr. Lynn has the honor of being one of these ten nominees. These scientists and engineers were chosen for having demonstrated leadership and excellence […]
Ian Brown publishes new issue of Teocentli
Dr. Ian Brown has published another issue of Teocentli (#122), which addresses what current and past retired archaeologists have recently been up to. For your reading enjoyment: Teocentli 122. […]
Recipients of Anthropology Department Scholarships announced
The following are the recipients of the various Anthropology scholarships for 2018-19: Camille Morgan is the winner of the DeJarnette Scholarship ($7,500). Rob Else is the winner of the Maxwell Scholarship ($5,000). Kareen Hawsey is the winner of the Knight Scholarship ($2,000). Kohl Dothage is the winner of the Milady Murphy Scholarship ($2,000) Next year all of […]
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Monocello and Holleman win department 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Congratulations to the winners of the anthropology department’s 3-Minute Thesis competition, held on January 19, 2019: Ph.D. students Larry Monocello and Mirjam Holleman. Larry’s presentation was entitled, “Culture, Body Image, and Distorted Eating among Men in South Korea.” Mirjam’s presentation was entitled, “Inclusion or Care: Perspectives on Disability in Poland and Effects on Implementation of […]
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Amazing new ethnographic documentary on traditional Peruvian healing practices by Dr. Kathy Oths
Dr. Kathy Oths and colleague filmmaker Adam Booher have made a documentary entitled “The Last Bonesetter” about Don Felipe, a traditional healer in the Peruvian Andes whose knowledge is in danger of being lost to the ages. Congratulations on a finished project that was long in the making and a labor of love. Click here […]
“Tombstones Returned to Their Proper Place” – Dr. Marysia Galbraith publishes innovative Polish study
Marysia Galbraith has just had an article published in Polish (see attached) entitled: “Tombstones Returned to Their Proper Place.” It is in the issue entitled Jews of Wronki and Wartoslaw: History, Heritage, Memory of the Notebooks of the Wronki Regional Museum. See the citation below. Congratulations Dr. Galbraith! Galbraith, Marysia. 2018. “Macewy Wróciły na Swoje Miejsce” [“Tombstones […]
DeCaro and Aronoff publication explores the links among Life History Theory, environment, and testosterone
Excellent news! This is the third publication in about a week involving our faculty. This time there is a new publication coauthored by Dr. Jason DeCaro and former Alabama graduate student Jake Aronoff. The article has been published in Elsevier’s journal Personality and Individual Differences and is entitled “Life History Theory and Human Behavior: Testing Associations between Environmental […]
Sausage of Science Podcast with Max Stein
Our most recent Sausage of Science podcast is an interview with our own Dr. Max Stein. Click the link below to check it out! https://www.humbio.org/podcasts/ […]
Dr. Sarah Szurek appointed program director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement for the UF Health Cancer Center
Sarah Szurek, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Alabama, and who is assistant research scientist in the Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, was recently appointed program director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement for the UF Health Cancer Center. Dr. Szurek is a medical anthropologist whose work focuses on […]
New publication By Chris Lynn and anthropology students
Dr. Chris Lynn and Department of Anthropology students Taylor Puckett, Amanda Guitar and Nicholas Roy have just published a new article online in Evolutionary Psychological Science. It is entitled “Shirts or Skins?: Tattoos as Costly Honest Signals of Fitness and Affiliation among US Intercollegiate Athletes and Other Undergraduates.” As Chris says, “For study 2, we surveyed […]
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