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'First Coastal Californians' by Prof. Lynn Gamble, book signing January 13, 2016 Event Image

'First Coastal Californians' by Prof. Lynn Gamble, book signing January 13, 2016

California’s history, like a Hollywood romantic comedy, is often considered skin deep and inconsequential. A new book edited by a UC Santa Barbara anthropologist, however, has the potential to dramatically reshape that perspective. “First Coastal Californians” (School for Advanced Research Press, 2015), edited by Lynn Gamble, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, provides an expansive and accessible view into 13,000 years of human history in the state.

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Former Anth Grad Student Megan Carney to give talk January 12, 2016 Event Image

Former Anth Grad Student Megan Carney to give talk January 12, 2016

How does the experience of hunger and food insecurity contribute to the uneven distribution of life chances across borders? What are the conditions displacing increasing numbers of women and families across borders? How does gender shape corresponding experiences of food insecurity and health vulnerability for migrants in the United States?

Megan A. Carney, a lecturer in Integrated Social Sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle, will address these important questions while sharing from her recent book, The Unending Hunger (University of California Press, 2015), an ethnography that underscores the ways that food insecurity exacerbates health vulnerabilities in women’s experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Community Matters series and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.

Event Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Event Location: McCune Conference Center 6020 HSSB

 

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Professors Lynn Gamble and Anabel Ford to give book signing Event Image

Professors Lynn Gamble and Anabel Ford to give book signing

Dr. Anabel Ford and Dr. Lynn Gamble have been conducting groundbreaking research in the field of anthropology. Come meet with them and learn more about their work as they sign their brand new books!

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Professor Gerardo Aldana launches engineering project article image-2016-03-05

Professor Gerardo Aldana launches engineering project

UCSB pilot program sends female engineering students to mentor female middle-schoolers to interest them in STEM fields and grow their sense of possibilities.

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Professor Stuart Smith and an intact tomb in Sudan reveal cultural entanglements. article image-2016-03-04

Professor Stuart Smith and an intact tomb in Sudan reveal cultural entanglements.

In a paper published in American Anthropologist, Michele Buzon of Purdue University and Smith explore cultural identity and transformation in the ancient village of Tombos in what is now northern Sudan.

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Professor Emerita Barbara Voorhies receives SAA 2016 Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis article image-2016-03-04

Professor Emerita Barbara Voorhies receives SAA 2016 Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis

Award Recipient: Barbara Voorhies Award Date: March 04, 2016

Congratulations to our esteemed colleague Dr. Barbara Voorhies, who just recently heard she has been awarded the 2016 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis. 

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Professor Emerita Barbara Voorhies receives SAA 2016 Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis article image-2016-03-04

Professor Emerita Barbara Voorhies receives SAA 2016 Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis

Award Recipient: Barbara Voorhies Award Date: March 04, 2016

Congratulations to our esteemed colleague Dr. Barbara Voorhies, who just recently heard she has been awarded the 2016 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis. 

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In Memoriam: Mattison Mines

We regret to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Mattison Mines on February 25, 2016.


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