University of Georgia Anthropology graduate student, Sammantha Holder, sheds new light on the surprisingly complex dietary—and social—diversity among Napoleon’s armed forces. In addition to details on her reconstructive, and tragic, research, this piece offers an excellent overview of how isotope dating analysis is done. This knowledge can be applied in any course, reading, or television show you encounter.

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From the UGA communications team: writer, Elizabeth Elmore; photographer, Dorothy Koslowski

Fourteen students, mentored by anthropology faculty members, presented their original research at the 2017 CURO symposium held at the Classic Center April 3 and 4. The Honors program helms the Creating Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) program each year.

Charles Hale gives the talk as part of the Franklin College Visiting Scholar Program. He holds a joint appointment with the departments of African and African Diaspora Studies and of Anthropology at University of Texas at Austin. Professor Hale’s scholarly interests include identity politics, racism, neoliberalism, and resistance among indigenous peoples of LatinAmerica.

Please join us as we recognize our graduating seniors as well as undergraduate, graduate student and faculty achievements throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. 

A catered reception follows next to Baldwin Hall in the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden.

Please R.S.V.P. To Deb Chasteen at debchas@uga.edu.

The University of Arizona Press spring 2017 catalog includes a unique work by Associate Professor Julie Velásquez Runk, Crafting Wounaan Landscapes, Identity, Art and Environmental Governance in Panama's Darién.

A reviewer calls the book “A significant—indeed unique—contribution to the literature on lowland South America. Velásquez Runk's conclusions will define the future of development, conservation, and cultural ecology studies.” 

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“It’s more than food. It’s life.": Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Farm to School

Perenniality: Potential and Challenges for Future Sustainable Crop Production.

Assistant Professor Jennifer Birch never misses an opportunity to treat her students as if they are her professional colleagues. Where some teachers may reinforce perceptions that they inhabit a lofty, inaccessible world, Dr. Birch recognizes the value of inviting her students into this world early and often. After all, many of them are on track for careers in academia. When asked to identify the leading factors in her own success, Birch points to the teachers and mentors who built up her confidence by treating her with the same collegial respect and high expectations.