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Erik Porth receives NSF Grant!
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $9,188 to the University of Alabama for “Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award: Examining Long Term Social Interaction And Change at Moundville.” Erik
Daniel LaDu Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Daniel LaDu for successfully defending his dissertation, “The View from Mazique (22AD502): The Coles Creek/Plaquemine Cultural Transition from the Perspective of the Natchez Bluffs Region of the Lower
SfAA Session including Drs. Dressler and Dengah and Doctoral Student Courtney Andrews chosen for Podcast Project
The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) session, Cultural Models, Resilience, and Health has been selected by popular vote to be podcast by the SfAA Podcast Project during the 76th Annual Society for
Hurtubise, Andrews, and Holleman Awarded DeJarnette and Maxwell Scholarships
It gives us great pleasure to announce the 2016-17 winners of the The David and Elizabeth DeJarnette Endowed Scholarship in Anthropology and The Allen R. Maxwell Endowed Anthropology Scholarship in Anthropology. The committees
Paul Eubanks Offered and Accepted Tenure-Track Position
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Paul Eubanks has been offered and has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at
In Memoriam: John Cottier & Ruby Howard
It is with much sadness that, in addition to sharing the accomplishments of our department over the past months, we also say goodbye to friends. In June 2015, we received
Dr. Jason DeCaro Links Mothers’ Mental Health to Infant Growth
Dr. Jason DeCaro‘s research in Tanzania has been profiled in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Desktop News: UA Professor Links Mothers’ Mental Health to Infant Growth
Evolutionary Studies Club to Host Conference Feb. 12-14
The Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Club, which is affiliated with the EvoS minor housed in the Department of Anthropology, is hosting a conference dedicated to promoting evolutionary perspectives, education, and research
Dr. Michael Murphy Retires
Many folks from the department, past and present, joined us at Surin to wish Dr. Michael Murphy a bon voyage as he sails into retirement! But before he sails off