March 22, 2016 Claire Novotny has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor Position at Kenyon College. Ariel Cascio has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Neuroethics Research Unit of the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and will begin her … Read more
March 22, 2016 Dr. Vincas P. Steponaitis, past president of SAA and former chair of the Board of Directors of the Archaeological Conservancy, has been appointed to serve on the Smithsonian Institution’s Native American Repatriation Review Committee. Nominated for … Read more
March 22, 2016 Dr. Glenn Hinson, Associate Professor of Forklore and Anthropology, on Horace Williams And African Vernacular Poetics. See the article and listen to the podcast here.
Dr. Laura Wagner (PhD, 2014), has been officially named the Archivist for the Radio Haiti Project at Duke Library. We offer our congratulations to her on this wonderful opportunity and wish her well in her important work!
[rev_slider pacoypost] Department of Anthropology Professor Patricia McAnany, Adjunct Professor Ivan Batun, recent PhD graduate Claire Novotny, and graduate student Maia Dedrick, joined residents of Tahcabo, Yucatán, to inaugurate the town’s new community museum. Local university students Miguel Kanxoc, … Read more
[rev_slider facnsf] Faculty members Benjamin Arbuckle, Stephen Davis, Dale Hutchinson, Paul Leslie, and Margaret Scarry and graduate student Mary Morgan-Smith have all received grant awards from the National Science Foundation for continued research. Mary Morgan-Smith was also given a Fulbright-Hays … Read more
Dr. Laurel Bradley has been named a 2015-2016 Science & Technology Policy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. These highly competitive fellowships bring scientists and engineers into federal policymaking processes to promote deeper engagement between policy … Read more
Dr. Anna Agbe-Davies was featured in a university post on summer projects engaged in by UNC faculty. Her work mentoring two rising seniors in their scholarly research as a part Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) was highlighted as a significant aspect … Read more
Anthropology PhD student Elisabeth Nebie was featured in a video recently released to better link students with information about the global area studies centers at UNC and the opportunities they offer for students to research and engage global issues. More information about the video and the … Read more
On July 29th, 2015 Dr. James Peacock’s venerable record at Carolina was honored by a post recognizing his many contributions, including his balanced approach to pursuits of scholarship and passion for service. Dr. Peacock retired from his position as Kenan Distinguished … Read more
