Department of Anthropology alumna, Carla Hadden (PhD '15), was recently appointed as the director for UGA's Center for Applied Isotope Studies. The CAIS is the largest isotope geochemistry lab in the United States. Learn more about Dr. Hadden and CAIS by reading the full UGA Research article. Congratulations to Dr. Hadden on this exciting new position!

"How Many Dates Do I Need?: Using Simulations to Determine Robust Age Estimations of Archaeological Contexts" by Jacob Holland-Lulewicz (PhD '18) and Brandon Ritchison (PhD '19) was recently published in Advances in Archaeological Practice. Advances in Archaeological Practice is a journal published on behalf of the Society for American Archaeology focused on sharing creative solutions to challenges in the practice of archaeology.

Hello! I am Gabrielle Langhorn, a PhD Candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) anthropology program. I have completed my field research studying how agricultural communities in Ceará, Northeast Brazil use soils to create cultural, social, and ecological connections. 

UGA Anthropology alumnus, Dr. Asher Rosinger (PhD '15) is featured on the cover of the July issue of Scientific American. Dr. Rosinger's article is titled, "Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water" and discusses humans' dependence on water and the strategies used to obtain it. Dr.

Amit Kaushik is a PhD Candidate in Integrative Conservation and Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Georgia, a National Geographic Explorer, and an external scholar at the Wildlife Institute of India. His research examines how caste hierarchy and conservation science jointly determine which species and communities are treated as worth protecting in India's wildlife landscapes.

PhD candidate, Katherine Reinberger, and Dr. Laurie Reitsema recently had an article published in PLOS One. The article is titled, "Isotopic evidence for geographic heterogeneity in Ancient Greek military forces" and can be found on the PLOS One website.

From all of us at UGA Anthropology, congratulations to the class of 2021! We are so proud of you and all of your hard work. Throughout the challenges and changes of the past year, you did it! We look forward to seeing what you accomplish next.

This year, we had three graduate students earn their PhD in Anthropology. Congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Holland Lulewicz, Dr. April Smith, and Dr. Katharine Napora!

We are excited to announce a new minor in Biological and Medical Anthropology!