As the Laboratory Manager at the UGA Laboratory of Archaeology responsible for curation and public outreach, Kristine Schenk works to preserve archaeological collections from across the world. As a museum professional, this position allows her to combine her love for collections with finding ways to make them accessible to the public. Before joining the Laboratory, Kristine worked at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections.

The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Advisory Board awarded PhD candidate, Alexandra Hofner, a Graduate Research Award for her project, "Re-articulating pathways to human-wildlife coexistence in Sri Lanka's North Central Dry Zone." The Willson Center is committed to academic excellence, public impact, and promoting research and creativity in the humanities and arts. Learn more about the Willson Center Graduate Research Award here. Congratulations Alexandra!

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) awarded PhD candidate, Melanie Narciso, a PhD Research Scholarship to pursue her research titled, "Persistence of Pampango Rice-Based Fermentation Traditions in the Context of the Changing Rice Landscapes in the Philippines." SEARCA is a non-profit organization established by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) in 1966. Learn more about SEARCA at searca.org. Congratulations Melanie!

The Certificate in Historic Preservation provides students with a working knowledge of the theory and practice of historic preservation. The program also provides a solid knowledge base for students who wish to pursue their education further through graduate studies, as well as opportunities to focus their studies on aspects of the field that are of particular interest to them.



The program provides a broad introduction to the theory and techniques of historic preservation. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the certificate are expected to have:

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies at the University of Georgia uses a very broad understanding of museums, practical experience in museum work, and the role of museums. The program prepares students for museum careers by adding specific, museum-based instruction to existing departmental academic studies. Students achieve the capacity to investigate and accomplish objectives in the museum field through discipline-based knowledge, museum theory, and experiential learning.

The Sustainability Certificate equips students with the skills to make significant, systemic changes in their communities, paving the way for a more sustainable future. Through the process of obtaining the sustainability certificate, students gain knowledge about the myriad of issues pertaining to sustainability, achieve enlightened perspectives about what sustainability means for individuals, communities, and the world, and acquire experience applying this understanding to meaningful, real-world situations.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $300,000 in support of research aimed at preventing sexual harassment from occurring during undergraduate field-based courses. Emily Beahm (PhD, The University of

Walker DePuy, Katie Foster, Suneel Kumar, and Kristen Lear, along with co-authors Jacob Weger, Anya Bonanno, Raul Basilio, and Laura German, receive the J. Peter Brosius Integrative Conservation Research Award for their paper, “Environmental Governance: Broadening Ontological Spaces for a More Livable World.” The J. Peter Brosius Integrative Conservation Research Award celebrates exceptional integrative socio-ecological research. Congratulations to all the authors involved for their outstanding work! 

Katharine Napora, PhD Candidate, won 3rd place in UGA Libraries’ 2019 Capturing Science Contest with her Learning Activity-Tree Rings and Archaeology. The Capturing Science Contest challenges students to explain a STEM concept utilizing a medium of their choice.

David Hecht, PhD Candidate in Integrative Conservation & Anthropology, recently received a Firebird Foundation Fellowship for a joint traditional knowledge documentation project entitled “Protective Deities, Protected Beings: Mapping Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Deity Citadels in Bhutan”.  The Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research works at the intersection of environment, culture, and language in service of indigenous peoples and local communities in their efforts to record their arts and scien