Past Events

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Graduation Celebration Spring 2025!

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Miller Learning Center, Room 101 (48 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30602)
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End of Semester Party & Grab'd Lunch

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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
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Recognition Ceremony and Reception Spring 2025

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Baldwin Hall 264
Tillman Norsworthy presenting at last year's symposium

Anthropology students presenting at 2025 CURO

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The Classic Center (300 N Thomas St, Athens, GA 30601)
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Talk by Anthropology alumni Dr. Ben Steere hosted by INAS: Archaeology, Sovereignty, and Community in Western North Carolina

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Pinnacle Room, Baldwin Hall
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Dissertation Defense by Christina Crespo: Enacting Change Through Everyday Practices: A Laboratory Ethnography of Science Otherwise at CLEAR

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Baldwin Hall
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March Grab'd Lunch

Nicole Rowley (University of Georgia)
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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
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Sophie Forbes Master’s Defense: Examining 5,000 Years of Harvest Patterns of the Eastern Oyster via Sclerochronology on Ossabaw Island, Georgia

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Baldwin Hall
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Annual Chili Cook-Off!

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Normal Bar (1365 Prince Avenue)
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Master's defense by Chris Saunders: Contextualizing Sensitive Imagery in Archaeological Publications and Their Corresponding Ethics in the American Southeast

Christopher Saunders (University of Georgia)
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LeConte
Blue circle with text: AnthroDay Feb. 20, 2025

Anthroday 2025

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Baldwin Hall Cafe, 1st Floor
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Grab'd Lunch February

Bronwyn Matlick (University of Georgia)
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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
Phillips portrait

Making & Breaking Homes in Georgia's Black Belt: Energy, Utility Bills, & the Infrastructures of Belonging

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Baldwin Hall Room 307
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January Grab'd Lunch

Marcie Demyan (University of Georgia)
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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
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Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Our Past Can Guide Our Future

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Ciné (234 W. Hancock Ave)
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How Chinese Immigrants Built and Lost a Shellfish Industry: Social and Environmental Lessons from California History

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Baldwin Hall Room 264
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Surf and Turf: zooarchaeometry as a tool for understanding the role of environment in shaping past risk-management systems in Croatia and Florida

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Baldwin Hall Pinnacle Room 480
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December Grab'd Lunch

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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
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November Grab'd Lunch

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UGA Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 E. Whitehall Road
Carla Hadden Flyer

A Matter of Time: The Role of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Building Better Archaeological Chronologies

Carla S. Hadden (University of Georgia)
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Baldwin Hall Room 322
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October Grab'd Lunch

Bram Tucker (University of Georgia)
Bram Tucker (University of Georgia) Dr. Bram Tucker,
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Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Rd Athens, GA 30602)
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Arts Collaborative Conversation: Amit Kaushik

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Lamar Dodd School of Art, S360
Beige Minimalist Grayscale Photography Exhibition flyer. Black text says "Fall 2024 Anthropology Photography Contest Exhibition, Baldwin Hall Room 250 1:00-2:00 pm anthro@uga.edu, October 2nd"

Fall 2024 Photo Contest Exhibition

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Baldwin Hall Room 250
Invitation

Graduation Celebration Spring 2024

Miller Learning Center (MLC) Room 101 (48 Baxter Street, Athens, Ga 30602)
Indigenizing Athens with Dr. James Brooks flyer

Indigenizing Athens with Dr. James Brooks

University of Georgia’s Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, Georgia, 30602
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From Old World to New World: Modeling Dynamic and Interactive Pasts

Danielle Riebe (University of Georgia)
Danielle Riebe (University of Georgia) Dr. Danielle Riebe, Department of Anthropology (University of Georgia)
Baldwin Hall Room 264
Blue circle with text: AnthroDay Feb. 15, 2024

AnthroDay 2024

Baldwin Hall Entrance
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Lecture with Dr. Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver, "Hidden Lives: Social Marginalization in the Ancient Greek World"

264 Baldwin Hall
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Photo Contest Gallery Exhibition

250 Baldwin Hall
Speaker at Toquima Cave

Lecture with Dr. David Hurst Thomas, "Indigenous Georgia and Franciscan Survivance at Mission Santa Catalina de Guale (1570-1680)"

Dr. David Hurst Thomas,
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries Room 271
Anthropology photo contest flyer: maroon purple background with white text on top: Department logo/anthropology photo contest

Anthropology Photo Contest | Fall 2023

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Online submissions until September 8
Anthropology photo contest flyer: maroon purple background with white text on top: Department logo/anthropology photo contest

Anthropology Photo Contest | Fall 2023

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Online submissions until September 8
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Anthropology and Innovation in the Technology Industry

Delta Innovation Hub (210 Spring Street) Main Presentation Area (Room 100)
AnthroDay flyer: Blue background with AnthroDay logo in top let corner. White text to the right of the logo: "Baldwin Hall Entrance 11-3 pm" Photo collage description: Scientist, monkey, ruins, group of people looking down on map, people holding hands on the beach, AGSO logo, temple, archaeologist in field, temple on the side of mountain, temple ruins, people walking in a field, person standing in front of wide tree, students taking photograph of field work, surfers walking down the beach, Anthropology dept

Anthropology Day

Baldwin Hall Entrance (In the case of poor weather conditions, the event will be moved inside Baldwin Hall in the 1st floor café area)
“Citadels of Conservation: Mapping More than human Worlds of Environmental Protection in Bhutan” David Hecht, PhD Candidate, Integrative Conservation & Anthropology Committee: Drs. Pete Brosius (Major Advisor), Meredith Welch-Devine (ICON Representative), Robert Cooper, Sienna Craig (Dartmouth College), and Julie Velasquez Runk (Wake Forest University) Thursday, November 17, 3:00 PM Location pending (likely Candler Hall, Room 115) Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97781154793?pwd=OFgyVUhLdm5ZdXV2TW44SUJ4cTd2dz09

Citadels of Conservation: Mapping More than human Worlds of Environmental Protection in Bhutan

David Hecht (University of Georgia)
Location pending
Local Practice Between Empires: The Bioarchaeology of El Japón (San Gregorio Atlapulco, Mexico), 1550-1650CE A Dissertation Defense by Edgar Alarcón Tinajero University of Georgia Department of Anthropology

Local Practice Between Empires: The Bioarchaeology of El Japón

Edgar Alarcón (University of Georgia)
Baldwin Hall Room 101B
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"Ways of Knowing, Ways of Being: The Role of Relational Citizen Science in the Conservation and Care of Laysan Albatross in the Hawaiian Islands"

Virtual
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"Reconsidering the Depopulation of the St. Lawrence River Valley Using a Radiocarbon and Material-Based Perspective" - Dissertation Defense by Jon Micon

Baldwin Hall
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"Radiocarbon Dating Early Trade and World System Expansion in Iroquoian Southern Ontario, Canada, AD 1550-1650" -- Dissertation Defense by Megan Conger

Baldwin Hall Room 202
Mary Porter

"Delineating Indigenous Chronologies and Rediscovering the History of the Buckhead Site (9CH150), Ossabaw Island, Georgia" - Mary Porter Freeman, Master's Thesis

Contact for location details
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Guest Speaker, Dr. Bondarenko

109 Sanford Hall
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Archaeological Institute of America Inaugural Program with Drs. Danielle Riebe and Jennifer Birch

Online (EST)
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Anthropology Guest Speaker

Dr. Hsain Ilahiane, (Mississippi State University)
264 Baldwin Hall
Stop by Friday, September 9th from 1-3 pm at the Anthropology Main Office (250 Baldwin Hall) to view our undergraduate and graduate galleries, vote for this year's winners, and enjoy sweet treats and refreshments!

Photo Contest Gallery Show

250 Baldwin Hall
Photo contest flyer

Photo Contest

Baldwin Hall/Online
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Graduate Student Welcome Reception

170 Baldwin Hall: Lobby and Courtyard next to Coffee Shop
Orientation Poster

Graduate Student Orientation

250 Baldwin Hall

The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives

Dr. Tim Murtha, University of Florida,
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The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives

Dr. Sarah Sherwood, The University of the South,
TBD
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"Conflicting sovereignties: Global conservation, protected areas and Indigenous nations in the Peruvian Amazon," Dr. Roger Merino

Dr. Roger Merino, School of Public Management (Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru)
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The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives

Dr. Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution,
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Alexandra Hofner's Prospectus Defense

Alexandra Hofner (University of Georgia)
Zoom
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Jacob Weger's Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Jacob Weger (University of Georgia)
Zoom
Dr. Lindsay Bloch flyer

Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS): An Introduction for Archaeological and Cultural Materials

Dr. Lindsay Bloch, Florida Museum of Natural History & Ben Yahola from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma,
Zoom
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Jonathan Hallemeier's Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Jonathan Hallemeier (University of Georgia)
Sanford Hall, Room 309 & Zoom
russell

Russell Cutts' Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Geology-Geography 142 & Zoom
book launch

Wounaan Cultural Team's Book Launch

Zoom
walker

Walker DePuy's Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Zoom
Raul prospectus defense

Raul Basilio's Prospectus Defense

Raul Basilio (University of Georgia)
Baldwin Hall, G41 & Zoom
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Sammantha Holder's Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Baldwin Hall 480 and via Zoom
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The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives

Dr. Fred Andrus, The University of Alabama,
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The Intersection of Archaeological Science and Tribal Perspectives

Dr. Carla Hadden, UGA Center for Applied Isotope Studies,
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Karen Strier

Saving the World's Most Peaceful Primates

Dr. Karen Strier, (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Zoom Meeting ID: 952 9760 3434, Passcode: 375502
Anthro Day is February 20, 2020

World Anthropology Day 2020

The Lab of Archaeology-1125 Whitehall Rd
Andrew Martindale

The Stories We Tell: Evaluating Historical Claims in Tsimshian Oral Traditions in the Context of Aboriginal Rights and Titles

Andrew Martindale, Department of Archaeology (University of British Columbia)
Baldwin Hall - Room 264
Dr. Woo - Flyer

UGA Geology Colloquium - Dr. Katherine Woo

Dr. Katherine Woo , Department of Archaeology (University of Sydney)
Room 200A / Geography-Geology Building
Jon Micon - Prospectus Flyer

Prospectus Defense - Jon Micon

Jonathan Micon (University of Georgia)
Baldwin, Room 202
Dissertation Defense - Jennifer DeMoss

Dissertation Defense - Jennifer DeMoss

Miller Learning Center - Room 214
Anya M. Bonanno │ Dissertation Prospectus

Re-examining Property through Women’s Claims to Gardens in Northern Sierra Leone

Anya M. Bonanno , Anthropology (University of Georgia)
Baldwin Hall, G32
Grant Snitker Event

Title: "Creating new connections between archaeology, paleoecology, and fire science to evaluate long-term human impacts on fire regimes"

Grant Snitker, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (UGA)
Biological Sciences Building, room 0404A
Professor Kelly Swing

Title: "The arguments are sound, but does science really have a chance to save the Amazon?"

Professor Kelly Swing , Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ))
Ecology Auditorium
Lecture: "Stuck Within the Caves"

Lecture: "Stuck Within the Caves"

Marcel Bradtmoeller , (University of Rostock)
Miller Learning Center - Room 150
Pugmarks

Pugmarks and Footprints - Daniel Read's Dissertation Defense

Miller Learning Center, Room 251
Mytum

When People Became Part of History

Dr. Harold Mytum, Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology (University of Liverpool)
Baldwin Hall Room 264
Olsen

Health and Diet Among a Medieval Poorhouse Population

Baldwin Hall Room 264
STEM

UGA STEMzone 2018

Lawn of Miller Learning Center
ArchDay

International Archaeology Day

Front Lawn of UGA Geography-Geology Building
HowToRust

How To Rust: Explorations in the Relational Ontologies of a Postindustrial Landscape

Julia Yezbick,
Baldwin Hall Room 264
Perez

Listening to the Dead

MLC Room 248
Wesley Stoner, archaeologist, Univesity of Arkansas

Agricultural Intensification and Political Control (?) in the Classic Gulf Lowlands of Veracruz (~AD 200-800)

Wesley Stoner, J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Anthropology (University of Arkansas)
Baldwin Hall 264
to honor our 2017 and 2018 graduates and celebrate our anthropology students and faculty’s academic and research success.

Recognition Gathering and Reception

264 Baldwin Hall; reception to follow, Pinnacle Room
Teotihuacan ancient civilization

Good government: Past and present

Richard Blanton, Department of Anthropology (Purdue University)
MLC room 214*
People in Zanzibar buzy on a riverbank.

Conservation, Cooperation and Carbon Credits: The challenge of REDD+ on Pemba Zanzibar

Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Department of Anthropology Evolutionary Wing (University of California Davis)
Baldwin Hall room 264
Ventura Pérez at microscope researching skeletal remains.

Listening to the Dead: Biocultural Anthropology, Violence Studies, and the Political Lives of Dead Bodies

Ventura Pérez, Department of Anthropology (University of Massachusetts)
Baldwin Hall, room 264
Photo of ancient Roman arches on a simple road

West meets East: Commerce Between Ancient Rome and South Asia

Sethuraman Suresh, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (2018 Archaeological Institute of America Lecturer)
Room 214 Miller Learning Center
AnthroDay

Anthropology Day

In and Around Baldwin Hall
SierraLeoneBoy

“Family Farms, Family Land: Customary Land Tenure and Change in Sierra Leone”

Andrew Bonanno, Department of Anthropology (University of Georgia)
Tate Center Room 141
Torben Rick doing field research

Evolution of a Fishery and Decline of an Estuary: Archaeology and Historical Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay

Torben Rick, Division of Human Ecology and Archaeobiology (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
Baldwin Hall room 264
David Hurst Thomas with a scenic background of blue sky and clouds

“Unearthing Georgia’s Deep Hispanic Heritage: Still Digging on St. Catherines Island”

David Hurst Thomas, curator of anthropology since 1972 (American Museum of Natural History in New York )
Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries Auditorium, UGA
Christopher Wolff, Albany at University, SUNY

Close to the Edge: New Research into the Archaic Colonization of the Eastern Subarctic

Christopher Wolff, Department of Anthropology (University at Albany, SUNY)
CAIS Seminar Room • 120 Riverbend Road
Photo of Northern Mesopotamia

What do we know about early Urbanism? A zooarchaeological perspective on animal exploitation patterns during the Bronze Age periods in Northern Mesopotamia

Lubnar Omar, anthropology (Binghamton University)
Baldwin room G41
left section: Florida boat ride; right section: students standing in Singer-Moye grid

Summer 2017 archaeological field schools provide hands-on experience

Mound Key FL; Sapelo Island, GA; Singer-Moye Mounds, GA
Department Head Ervan Garrison invites you to the Recognition Gathering and Reception

Department Recognition Gathering and Reception

Baldwin room 264, then Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden
Jennifer Jo Thompson

Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Seminar Series

Jenn Thompson, Assistant Research Scientist, Crop and Soil Sciences (Ujniversity of Georgia)
Conner Hall Room #307
Charles Hale and old Lain American woman

Activist Research as Decolonizing Practice

Charles Hale, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and Department of Anthropology (University of Texas at Austin)
Miller Learning Center, room 348
Book jacket: Crafting Wounaan Landscapes

Lessons from Publishing an Integrative and Community-Based Participatory Research Book

Room 264 Baldwin Hall
Ashley Stinnett, Western Kentucky University

Visual Anthropology: From theory to fieldwork

Ashley Stinnett, Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology (Western Kentucky University)
Baldwin Room 264
Andrew Paterson

Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Seminar Series

Andrew Paterson, Regents Professor; Director, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, Department of Genetics (University of Georgia)
Conner Hall Room #307
Owsley

Life and Death in Early Colonial American Settlements

Douglas Owsley, (Smithsonian Institution)
Georgia Museum of Art’s M. Smith Griffith Auditorium
Archaeologist Robert Kelly stands before dramatic mesas

The Fifth Beginning: What six million years of human history can tell us about our future

Robert Kelly, anthropology (University of Wyoming)
Miller Learning Center room 348
Students at the Mound

Singer-Moye Field School Info Session

Room 264 Baldwin Hall
eighteen-century map of London showing the scalar effects of human networks there

Scalar Effects of Human Networks: Archaeological Evidence

Scott Ortman, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology (University of Colorado)
room 264, Baldwin Hall
Sarah Hitchner outdoors with mountain, scrub background

Snake Oil, Silver Buckshot, and People Who Hate Us—

Sarah Hitchner, Ph.D., Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (University of Georgia)
Baldwin Hall room 264
Carey Garland working on the Old Athens Cemetery dig

Defense prospectus: Biocultural Dynamics of Spanish Colonization on St. Catherines Island, GA: Bioarchaeological Perspectives...

room G41 Baldwin Hall
Pablo Lapegna book launch, 4 pm MLC 11/9, room 268

Book launch, Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina

Pablo Lapegna, Ph.D., Department of Sociology (University of Georgia)
MLC room 268
Marilyn Rodriguez

We welcome Marilyn Rodriguez

Marilyn Rodriguez,
New business manager of our department
photo of Ian McNiven

Talk title to be announced

Baldwin Hall, room 264
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Talk title to be announced

Baldwin Hall, room 264

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