The Anthropology Department lost one of its founding figures. Margaret Searcy passed on Saturday, May 27. Margaret was our department’s first M.A. recipient, and for many years in the 70s
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New articles by Dr. DeCaro
Two articles have just been released, one that Dr. Jason DeCaro co-authored with former doctoral student Dr. Becky Read-Wahadi in Medical Anthropology Quarterly and another with multiple authors inSleep Health. Read-Wahidi,
Dr. Galbraith wins Bronislaw Malinowski Award
Dr. Marysia Galbraith was selected by the the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America (PIASA) as the recipient of the 2017 Bronislaw Malinowski Social Science Award for her book Being and Becoming
Article by past doctoral student & new master’s student
A wonderful article co-authored by a past doctoral student of ours and a future M.A. student was recently published. Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Dumas and Ms. Natalie Mooney for this
Anthropology Club Election Results
Congratulations to our new Anthro Club officers! These individuals will be serving as officers for the 2017/2018 academic school year. President: Larry Monocello Vice President: Randy Arnold Treasurer: Monica Wanis
Dr. Weaver is a 2017 Faculty Research Award Finalist
We are proud to announce that Dr. Weaver has been named a Faculty Research Award Finalist! Dr. Weaver was among five finalists in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division. Way
Hannah Smith Wins Undergraduate Award
Congratulations are in order for Hannah Smith. She has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award. Dr. Kathryn Oths nominated her for her research
Anthropology Scholarship Winners for 2017-2018
It is with great pleasure that we announce the various Anthropology scholarships for 2017-18. There were many wonderful applications this year, thus making the various committee deliberations a most difficult task.
An Honor for John Blitz and Anthony Buhr
Many congratulations to John Blitz of Anthropology and Anthony Buhr of Communicative Disorders for being elected to the UA Graduate Council. They will be fine representatives for the Social Sciences!
Dusty Hawkins Wins Award
Congratulations Dusty! This is such a great honor. https://www.ua.edu/news/2016/12/ua-students-win-first-environmental-research-competition/