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PhD Candidate, Aoife Kate Pitts, Receives Richard Evans Schultes Research Award

The Society for Ethnobotany  announced in June that Kate Pitts has received the Richard Evans Schultes Research Award ($5000) to support the second half of her fieldwork in Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia. Her project titled "Livelihoods, Knowledge, and Chagras: Ethnobotanical Change in the Colombian Amazon".  This annual award is given to student members of the SEB and is intended to help defray the costs of fieldwork for projects…


A Look Inside the Classroom: Our Animals, Ourselves Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH2275SL)

Anthropology provides several opportunities for students to engage in service-learning through their time at UGA. In our Spring 2026 course, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Our Animals, Ourselves (ANTH2275SL) taught by Dr. Tanner, students used core concepts in cultural anthropology to explore how animals are part of our social and cultural lives.   Course Design graphic courtesy of Dr. Susan Tanner. Community partners Sandy…

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New actionable guidance for addressing the digital curation crisis

How do cultural heritage professionals responsibly manage and preserve the ever-growing body of digital objects generated across cultural heritage research? These concerns, also known as the digital curation crisis, are being faced by an increasing number of data producers and preservationists across the field. Digital curation, the process of collecting, managing and preserving digital objects, is essential due to more and more digital tools,…


PhD Candidate, Amit Kaushik, Awarded Rufford Small Grant

We are pleased to share that in December 2025, Amit Kaushik was awarded the Rufford Small Grant (First) from the Rufford Foundation to support part of his doctoral research. The project funded under this grant is titled "Community-Led Conservation of the Endangered Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) in Human-Dominated Landscapes of Madhya Pradesh, India."     This grant has supported key field expenses and has enabled the…

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Celebrating Our Students: Awards and Convocation Highlights

The Department of Anthropology wants to recognize all of the incredible achievements of students, staff and faculty and a special congratulations to our graduates this semester!  On Friday, April 24th, the department gathered for our annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony. The ceremony was a fun-filled afternoon of gratitude and fellowship.  Highlights included PhD Candidate, Seungyeon Hong's Willson Center for the Humanities and Arts…

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PhD Student, Delancey Griffin, Recipient of NSF GRFP

The Department of Anthropology is honored to announce that PhD student, Delancey Griffin, was selected as a recipient of the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Established in 1952, the program supports outstanding graduate students in their research. The fellowship will support Delancey for five years and is a prestigious recognition. Her advisor, Dr. Victor Thompson commented on her project Delancey’s project…


New Article from Ph.D. Student, Seungyeon Hong and Dr. Jennifer Birch

The new article "Negotiating power and community in Early Baekje: Collective action and urban transformation in the Han River Basin, Korea", by Ph.D. Student Seungyeon Hong and Dr. Jennifer Birch, was published in Archaeological Research in Asia journal. Read the article here.   The paper aims to explore how emerging ruling groups and local commoners interacted during the creation of a new social order in the early state, based on…

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PhD Candidate, Asif Sandeelo, Published in TNS Magazine

Asif Ali Sandeelo is a PhD candidate in Anthropology and the Integrative Conservation (ICON) program. As part of his ICON internship with IUCN Pakistan, he produced an article that was published in The News on Sunday (TNS). It is the weekly magazine edition of The News International, a widely read English daily newspaper in Pakistan. It features in-depth analysis, special reports, and articles covering politics, economy,…

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Alumni Spotlight: David Hecht, '22, Luther College's Young Alumni Award recipient and 2026 Commencement Speaker

The Department of Anthropology would like to congratulate David Hecht, PhD '22, for receiving the 2026 Young Alumni Award from his baccalaureate university, Luther College. David will also deliver Luther College's Commencement address on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Carlson Stadium in Decorah, IA.    David received his PhD in Anthropology and Integrative Conservation (ICON) here at the University of Georgia. Talley Vodicka,…


A Look Inside the Classroom: Animal Communication (ANTH4742/6742)

On Tuesday, May 5th, students from our Animal Communication course taught by Dr. Roberta Salmi presented their cumulative projects on animal communication during a mini conference. From left to right: Lauren Silverman, Reese Tabler, Maxton Moreland, Olivia Stratigos The Animal Communication mini conference highlighted a semester of student-led research, with projects examining gorilla vocal exchanges, the effects of noise on killer whale…
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