On Tuesday, May 5th, students from our Animal Communication course taught by Dr. Roberta Salmi presented their cumulative projects on animal communication during a mini conference.

Anthropology undergraduate students represented at the 2026 CURO Symposium with a variety of posters and presentations. Please enjoy the photos below! 

James Strawn recently completed his Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Georgia and will join Troy University as an Assistant Professor and Archaeology Lab Manager in the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology beginning this fall.

The Environmental Archaeology class (ANTH 4290/6290) took a trip to the Old Athens Cemetery located next door to the department. Here they had the opportunity to core trees for dendrochronology. Photos include students coring a red cedar tree in the cemetery and a collection of the tree cores where you can see the tree-rings. One of the undergraduate students pictured below, Rosemarie Owens, said, "I had a lot of fun coring trees!

On March 18^th-21^st, 2026, the American Association of Biological Anthropologists held their 95^th annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Anthropology undergraduate student Payton Gray, graduate student Tabitha Dentice, and professor Dr. Laurie Reitsema attended this conference to share their research, learned about emerging topics and trends in biological anthropology, and fostered their network!

The undergraduate certificate in Climate Change Geographies trains students for careers that address the varied challenges of climate change from local to global scales. Through the program’s curriculum, students will advance their understanding of the social and natural processes of climate change and develop the knowledge and skills needed to tackle issues at the intersection of the physical and human dimensions of climate change.