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
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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.
Sonya Pritzker has new article in The Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
Sonya Pritzker’s co-authored article (with Kiki Q. Y. Liang) “Semiotic Collisions and the Metapragmatics of Culture Change in Dr. Song Yujin’s ‘Chinese Medical Psychology’” has just been published in The Journal
Monika Wanis wins Gil Kushner Memorial Award
Monika Wanis won The Gil Kushner Memorial Award to attend the Society for Applied Anthropology meeting and also received the 1st place Poster Presentation Award for her poster titled, “Traditional Health
Nikki Henderson wins Society for Anthropological Sciences Award
Our Doctoral student Nikki Henderson won the Society for Anthropological Sciences award to attend the recent joint meeting with the Society for Applied Anthropology. Only two students received this honor. Nikki
Keith Jacobi wins the Outstanding Commitment to Students Award
Dr. Keith Jacobi was awarded the Outstanding Commitment to Students Award this morning at the Honors Day event for Undergraduates. This is a marvelous, well-deserved honor awarded for a lifetime
New Book by Former MA Student Jolynn Amrine Goertz
Jolynn received her MA from UA in 2014. Her new book, Chehalis Stories, has just been released by the University of Nebraska Press: http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/university-of-nebraska-press/9781496201010/ In Chehalis Stories Jolynn Amrine Goertz and the Confederated
New Assistant Professor: Dr. Stephanie McClure
Dr. Stephanie McClure has been offered and has accepted our advertised position of Assistant Professor with expertise in Medical Anthropologist and will be joining the Department of Anthropology this August.
Alex Tokovinine on the Cover of American Archaeology
Look who’s featured on the cover of the current issue of American Archaeology—our own Dr. Alex Tokovinine! His contribution to the 3-D scanning project of the world-famous Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway is