Conflict, Uncertainty, and Collaboration in Multiple Use Land Management Planning for a Southern Appalachian National Forest

Doctoral Dissertation Defense by Jonathan Hallemeier

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Please email Jonathan at jhalleme@uga.edu for the Zoom passcode.

UGA Research article, "Gorillas can tell human voices apart," highlights Dr. Roberta Salmi's research methods and findings. In the article, Dr. Salmi discusses gorillas' ability to recognize familiar human voices. The article also discusses the Animal Cognition article, "Who is there? Captive western gorillas distinguish human voices based on familiarity and nature of previous interactions," by Dr. Salmi, Dr.

Investigating the Differential Impact of European Imperialism on 19th century French and Russian Soldier Bodies

UGA Anthropology alumni, Dr. Brandon Ritchison (PhD ‘19), current postdoc, Dr. Carey Garland (PhD ‘19), and Professor & Lab of Archaeology Director, Dr. Victor Thompson, along with Dr. Bryan Tucker from New South Associates, recently had their article, "A preliminary consideration of craft production and settlement expansion on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, USA" published in The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology on Taylor and Francis Online.

The Spanish copy of Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk's ethnography, Los wounaan y la construcción de su paisaje: Identidad, arte y gobernanza ambiental en la frontera Panamá-Colombia launches tomorrow, October 6th. This is the Spanish translation of the ethnography she wrote as her doctoral work, part of years of collaborative research with Indigenous Wounaan communities and authorities in Panama. The collaboration was from initial planning to publication.

Congratulations to Olivia Ferrari, Anthropology and ICON PhD student, on receiving a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) award for her project, "Socio-ecological Borderlands at Medellin’s Periphery: Spaces of Multispecies Opportunity." In her research, Ferrari focuses on how humans, birds, and green infrastructure interact to shape Medellín, Colombia’s urban periphery. Through interviews, mapping, and bird monitoring, Ferrari will explore how these actors co-produce socially and ecologically complex landscapes at the city's edge.

This series will include presentations regarding the basics of several specialized archaeological science techniques and how those can intersect with tribal perspectives regarding sampling, destructive analysis, consultation, and NAGPRA. Each lecture will conclude with input from various tribal discussants from the Muscogee Nation, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

This series will include presentations regarding the basics of several specialized archaeological science techniques and how those can intersect with tribal perspectives regarding sampling, destructive analysis, consultation, and NAGPRA. Each lecture will conclude with input from various tribal discussants from the Muscogee Nation, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.