{"id":270,"date":"2012-07-18T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~anthropo\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2019-06-19T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:52:38","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-researcher-co-authors-studies-reshaping-understanding-of-human-origins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Image-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A woman in a lab holds a jawbone model beside a computer displaying a 3D skull scan, with various bone models and fossils on the desk.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Researcher Co-Authors Studies Reshaping Understanding of Human Origins<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">For over a century, scientists have searched fossil records for clues to how early human ancestors evolved, migrated and separated across Africa and beyond. Today,&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/anthropology-student-explores-south-carolinas-environmental-history-through-prestigious-penn-state-fellowship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/06\/Cheyenne-resized-150x150.png\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A river winds through grassy marshland at sunset, with trees on the left and the sun low on the horizon, casting a warm light over the scene.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Anthropology Student Explores South Carolina\u2019s Environmental History through Prestigious Penn State Fellowship\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Cheyenne Taylor overcame personal health challenges, found new purpose through Penn State\u2019s ARISE Fellowship inspired by her family heritage.\u00a0\u00a0 By: Emily Dougherty | June 23,&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/college-of-sciences-doctoral-student-combines-archaeology-geospatial-science-and-artificial-intelligence-at-harvard-universitys-spatial-data-lab\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/04\/Bryce-Peacher-resized-150x150.png\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A person wearing glasses and a plaid shirt stands outside a brick building labeled \"College of Sciences\" on a clear day.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">College of Sciences Doctoral Student Combines Archaeology, Geospatial Science, and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University\u2019s Spatial Data Lab\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Bryce Peacher incorporates the use of AI into recreating history through fellowship.&nbsp; By Emily Dougherty | April 15, 2025&nbsp; Bryce Peacher, second-year doctoral student studying&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/digging-deeper-how-a-ucf-anthropology-graduate-uncovered-her-purpose\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/Image-5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A person with shoulder-length brown hair is smiling, wearing a green long-sleeve top against a light gray background.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Digging Deeper: How a UCF Anthropology Graduate Uncovered Her Purpose<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Whether Melanie Langgle \u201924 was sitting at her desk or sitting on the sidelines, she often felt like she was falling behind. From struggling to&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-student-uses-stories-of-the-past-to-educate-current-future-generations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/08\/Griffon-Binkowski-gp-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"Griffon Binkowski, UCF anthropology major, is an educator at educator at the Orange County Regional History Center, where he uses his studies to showcase history of ancient cultures.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Student Uses Stories of the Past to Educate Current, Future Generations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">For anthropology major and soon-to-be graduate Griffon Binkowski, the studies of humans and culture allows him to showcase the lives of those before us, providing&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-cos-students-graduate-deans-dissertation-completion-fellowship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/02\/Graduate-Deans-Dissertation-Completion-Fellowship-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"Three women of different ages and appearances, each smiling, photographed against different backgrounds: an office, outdoors with trees, and a white wall.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Four College of Sciences Doctoral Students Selected for Graduate Dean\u2019s Dissertation Completion Fellowship\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">College of Sciences graduate students contribute important scholarship and research that is crucial to the future of their various disciplines, from the natural sciences to&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/anthropology-major-careers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/12\/Sandra-Wheeler_October2018-cropped-e1552914526276-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"Sandra Wheeler, Ph.D. headshot\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Anthropology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Career Options for an Anthropology Major<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">An important part of choosing any major is knowing the career possibilities after graduation. 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