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New summer class connects anthropology and pop culture

Will Baggett • March 29, 2016

Pop culture and anthropology go hand in hand in a new class coming to UA this summer.Anthropology in Movies and Fiction is a three-credit hour course taught by Jason DeCaro. It's available during the interim...

Lynn grows evolutionary studies at Alabama

Mackenzie Ross • February 17, 2015

Like many students, Christopher Lynn’s college experience took a winding route that involved dropping out and ultimately enrolling with a different major, but now as a professor he helps students explore...

Campfires aid blood pressure, study says

Laura Testino • January 21, 2015

Campfires contribute more than heat and the ideal marshmallow roasting conditions – the flickering orange and gold flames also lower blood pressure, according to a research study conducted by Christopher...

Galbraith awarded third Fulbright scholarship

Alessandra Delrose • June 17, 2014

Do Jews in Poland identify as Polish? That’s the question Marysia Galbraith, professor of anthropology, wants to answer. And to do that, she will travel to Poland in the fall for research and study...

Department of Anthropology to show alternative medicine documentaries

Judah Martin • October 20, 2011

“East Meets West” and “9000 Needles,” both award-winning documentary films about alternative forms of medicine, will be screened Monday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall by the department...

Departments aid affected professors, students

Amanda Sams • May 12, 2011

After an EF-4 tornado struck Tuscaloosa on April 27 and displaced many students, professors, faculty and staff members at the University of Alabama, one of the foremost concerns was checking in with employees,...