UGA Anthropology professor Jennifer Birch is a featured author in a special feature in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Economic Inequality Over the Very Long Term, which brings together a large team of international experts to examine wealth disparities over the past 10,000 years using archaeological and ethnographic data.
PhD student Sabikun Naher has been awarded the AIBS Bangladeshi Graduate Student Fellowship for 2025. Selected Bangladeshi scholars will work with U.S. faculty members at their host universities to develop research agenda, utilize library facilities, and receive hands-on training on academic writing and publication.
Amit Kaushik, a PhD candidate in ICON and Anthropology, recently co-authored two papers published in Conservation Biology as part of the Special Issue: Trends and Future Directions in the Conservation Social Sciences. These publications reflect ongoing collaborations within the Society for Conservation Biology’s Social Science Working Group (SSWG), where Amit currently serves as a board member.
On Monday, April 7, seven Anthropology students presented in the annual Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) Symposium. This event highlights excellence in undergraduate research at UGA and provides an opportunity for students to communicate their research to the broader community.
Five Anthropology PhD students and an alumni traveled to Portland, Oregon to network and present their research at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meeting. The SfAA conference brings together researchers from many disciplines, providing an opportunity for members to discuss their work, trade ideas and solutions, and connect with other professionals.
Cydney Seigerman graduated with a PhD in Integrative Conservation and Anthropology in 2024. Now, Seigerman is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the UGA Social Sustainability of Agriculture and Food Systems Lab, and has been honored with the S. Jack Hu Family Excellence in Social and Behavioral Sciences Doctoral Research Award. Established by the Graduate School in 1999, the Excellence in Research Award recognizes the quality and significance of graduate-student scholarship.
Archaeological reconnaissance, survey, excavation, laboratory preparation and analysis of collected materials. Non traditional format: This course is taught in the field at an archaeological site, followed by laboratory preparation and analysis of collected materials. During the summer, contact hours can exceed four hours per day, five days per week. Students apply academic knowledge gleaned from lectures and formal instruction to archaeological sites and contexts. Students are mentored by faculty in the principles and practice of archaeological research design, data collection, and analysis. Their work in this course contributes directly to the discovery and formation of new archaeological knowledge.
This course explores the historical and contemporary circumstances that have shaped Native American and First Nations peoples from the sixteenth century to the present. This includes legacies of settler colonialism, displacement, and structural violence, processes of revitalization, activism, and the reestablishment of Native sovereignty. Non traditional format: This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Contemporary assessment of the multiple ways in which societies understand, value, regulate, and engage with water. Provides an international perspective on the relationship between water and culture, with a focus towards global sustainability. Non traditional format: This course will be taught 95% or more online.
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