News Archive
Graduate Student Receives Fellowship
Kelly Houck, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, has received a NESCent Graduate Fellowship in Evolutionary Medicine from the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center for the Spring 2015 semester.
Graduate Student’s Work Published, Profile Spotlighted
Anthropology graduate student Cassandra Hartblay’s work was published in a summer issue of The Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies (8.2, 225–230). “Comment from the Field” is about aRead more
James Peacock to be Awarded
James Peacock has been selected to receive the 2014 George Johnson Award for Distinguished Achievement from the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. The Johnson Award is given once everyRead more
Marketplace Consults Peter Redfield
Peter Redfield was recently consulted by Marketplace, the national business and news radio program, about the changing actors in international public health. View the article and listen to the interview here.
Graduate Student Receives Teaching Position
Bill Westermeyer, a Department of Anthropology graduate student whose research focuses on American politics and social movements, has been selected for a one-year teaching position at High Point University.
Excavation at UNC President’s House
Brett Riggs, Anna Agbe-Davies, Vin Steponaitis and others from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology and Department of Anthropology have been involved in a high-profile, rapid response excavation at UNC SystemRead more
2014 – 2015 Anthropology Colloquium Schedule
The Anthropology Colloquium Committee is very excited to announce our Colloquia for the 2014-2015 academic year. There may be some additional sessions scheduled in the future. Unless otherwise noted, allRead more
Charles Price to Write A Sequel
Charles Price has signed a book contract with New York University Press for a sequel to his book Becoming Rasta. His sequel will focus on ethnogenesis and collective identity formation.
Donald M. Nonini Edits A New Book
Wiley Blackwell has published A Companion to Urban Anthropology, edited by Donald M. Nonini. The book consists of an Introduction, which he wrote, and 28 chapters written by 35 urbanRead more
South African Media Takes Notice of Silvia Tomášková’s Work
South African media took notice of Silvia Tomášková’s research involving 3d Imaging and rock art, leading to a couple of reports on South African National TV (SABC) and in theRead more
MOCHE Accepted into CUBE Venture Mentorship Program
The MOCHE project, under Brian Billman’s continued directorship, has been accepted into the CUBE Venture Mentorship Program at the Campus Y. Find more details here.
Carolina Seminar Award
Jocelyn Chua, Peter Redfield, Michele Rivkin-Fish, and Barry Saunders (of the Department of Social Medicine) have been awarded a Carolina Seminar on Moral Economies of Medicine for three academic years beginningRead more
MEM Working Group announces upcoming talks by Andrew Lakoff and Julie Livingston
The Moral Economies of Medicine Working Group with support from the UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce upcoming talks by Dr. Andrew Lakoff and Dr.Read more
Osteology in the Carolinas
Osteology in the Carolinas Spring Meeting February 8, 2014 Hyde Hall, UNC Chapel Hill Campus Conversation 9-10 AM Presentations 10-12AM; 1:30-4 PM Open to anyone A gathering focused on theRead more
Embracing the Zombie Apocalypse with Open Arms: Strategies for Pedagogy and Learning in the 21st Century
The Anthropology Colloquium Series invites you to join us Monday, Feb 3rd at 3:30pm in Wilson Library Pleasants Room (please note the change of location) for a talk by Dr. Jeff Mantz, NSF Cultural AnthropologyRead more