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members of the UGA archaeology department and the lab director of the Nels Nelson North American Archaeology Laboratory at the American Museum of Natural History examine artifacts from the collection

Department receives archaeological collection from American Museum of Natural History

From the UGA communications team: writer, Elizabeth Elmore; photographer, Dorothy Koslowski
Janae Lundsford, Assistant Professor Laurie Reitsema, and graduate student Samm Holder

Fourteen students present research at CURO symposium

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.

Julie Velásquez Runk

Julie Velásquez Runk publishes unique work, Crafting Wounaan Landscapes

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.

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Dr. Jennifer Birch Recognized as CTL Teacher of the Week

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.

Members of the zoonotic disease research team take blood samples from a dog

Velásquez Runk, Tanner and Dyer part of collaborative and interdisciplinary zoonotic disease project

Associate professors Julie Velásquez Runk and Susan Tanner are part of a collaborative and interdisciplinary current project investigating links between deforestation and the zoonotic diseases leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease.

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