December 5, 2016 Bryan Dougan just received the 2016 Royal Air Morocco-ASA Student Travel Award through the African Studies Association. On Monday November 28, 2016, Malena Rousseau successfully defended her dissertation, “Seeking Buen Vivir: Re-imagining Livelihoods in the Shifting Political … Read more
November 14, 2016 New Books: Mara Buchbinder, Michele Rivkin-Fish, and Rebecca Walker, eds. 2016 Understanding Health Inequalities and Justice: New Conversations Across the Disciplines, has been published by UNC Press, Social Medicine Series. New projects: Michele Rivkin-Fish received a $94,000 … Read more
November 4, 2016 The Indigenous heritage fall newsletter has been released. Features include InHerit’s newest initiative, introduces the new program director, and so much more! Find the full newsletter by clicking here.
November 2, 2016 Anthropology faculty member, Charles Price, was featured in the Daily Tarheel on Monday for his work on the origins of Rastafarianism. Find the full article here.
Is Medical Anthropology “All in Your Head?” An Interview with Dr. Mara Buchbinder An Introduction Dr. Mara Buchbinder’s most recent book, All in Your Head: Making Sense of Pediatric Pain, offers an exciting perspective on pediatric pain by focusing on … Read more
Dr. Raúl Necochea is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Social Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine as well as an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of History. Inspired by stories from his OB/GYN mother and … Read more
Patient-Centered Care: How Anthropology is Innovating Healthcare It’s a Skype interview, but the hustle and bustle of the café Felipe Dest has settled down in reflects the fast track his life is currently on. After graduating from UNC with an … Read more
“Five years out, I utilize the praxis of medical anthropology daily.” UNC Chapel Hill Alumni Sarah Stoneking, MD, discusses how medical anthropology helped her find her place in the medical world by Cameron Catherine, Will Grine, Sierra Reid, Jinah Han, … Read more
October 24, 2016 New Book: Tricia McAnany’s Maya Cultural Heritage: How Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities Engage the Past is now out from Rowman & Littlefield. New project: Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld a grant received a grant from the US Embassy-Quito, to inaugurate … Read more
October 21, 2016 Culture anthropologist, Colin West, and biological anthropologist, Amanda Thompson, were featured in the fall issue of Arts and Sciences magazine. For the full story, click here.
