Our own Chris Lynn, University of North Carolina’s Michaela Howells, and our newly defended anthropology doctoral student Max Stein have just published an interesting and important article entitled, “Family and
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Max Stein Dissertation Defense
On August 15, just prior to the beginning of the fall semester, our own Max Stein successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “Embeddedness, Cultural Consonance, and Health in a Dynamic Migration
Drs. Pritzker & DeCaro Awarded Wenner-Gren Grant
Sonya Pritzker with Jason DeCaro have been awarded a prestigious and highly selective Wenner-Gren grant for $20,000 for their workshop entitled “Embodying Language in the Context of Culture: Developing Bicultural-Linguistic Anthropology through
Jim Bindon’s Podcast Showcased by UA
Dr. Jim Bindon’s podcast website (http://speakingofrace.ua.edu/podcast) is being featured on the university’s showcase page (https://people.ua.edu/showcase.html). These podcasts are being used to supplement anthropology courses at numerous schools throughout the country. Having
Dr. Tokovinine’s New Publication
Congratulations are in order for Alex Tokovinine and colleagues for their latest publication: “La Estela 48 de Naranjo Sa’aal, Petén: Contexto, Hallazgo y Texto Jeroglífico” in XXXI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en
Dr. Chiou Recognized for Best Article Published in “Antiquity” in 2017
Not too long ago Dr. Katie Chiou was awarded the 2018 Society for American Archaeology’s Dissertation Award at the annual meeting in Washington DC. Now her co-authored paper “Identifying ‘plantscapes’ at the
Drs. Pritzker & DeCaro Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Drs. Sonya Pritzker and Jason DeCaro, together with Communication Studies collaborator Josh Pederson, are receiving a major NSF award to perform the first biocultural-linguistic study of emotion communication in everyday
Reward Offered for Stolen Moundville Artifacts
A major part of our early heritage is missing. A reward of $20,000 has been offered for information leading to return of artifacts stolen in a Moundville burglary. A major
Ian Brown wins Jim Salem Chair Award
Dr. Ian Brown wins Jim Salem Chair Award, which the Dean gives out annually to the most deserving Chair. Congrats, Dr. Brown!
Nikki Henderson wins Fulbright Award
Nikki has won a highly competitive Fulbright award for the 2018-2019 academic year: https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/05/ua-students-win-15-fulbright-awards-for-2018-2019/ Congratulations Nikki and congratulation Bill for your mentorship. This is such wonderful news.