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53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration
The University of Central Florida recognized some of its top faculty for their contributions to scholarly excellence and creativity during the fourth biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration held Thursday at the Live Oak Ballroom on campus. The event, which is sponsored by the Office of Research and Faculty Excellence, drew more than 40 guests, including Vice […]
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UCF Research in 60 Seconds: Studying Culture Through Food
Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights […]
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Online Education Leads to Studying Abroad
College education doesn’t need to be defined by four walls and a weekly classroom setting, just ask Kristine Carlos. Carlos is a UCF student taking only online classes while studying cultural anthropology, and she has not once let her learning be confined to a desk or to a computer. Instead, she takes her education across […]
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Socializing on Mars
Ensuring the survival of humankind, making new extraterrestrial discoveries, and discovering the potential for technological and medical advancements. These are just a few reasons why many scientists believe the colonization of Mars should be the next big step in space exploration. Although it would be a major breakthrough, sending astronauts into space for a prolonged […]
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Anthropology Student Studies Homelessness
Anthropology graduate student, Rebecca Young, ’14, currently has an article under review in the peer reviewed journal, Human Organization, about homelessness in Orlando and Oviedo. Rebecca has done research on this topic for four years and has presented her work widely at the largest conferences in the U.S. Rebecca started attending UCF in fall 2010 and […]
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Anthropology Student Sheds Light on European Crisis
Adam Kersch, second-year master’s student and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Anthropology, has been named a guest columnist with the Orlando Sentinel. His new article, which was published April 13, was about the migrant crisis taking place in Europe. Adam published a piece in the Orlando Sentinel in 2014 regarding his preliminary fieldwork analyzing the poor provision of […]
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Undergraduates; The Backbone Of Anthropology
Anthroplogy professors Dr. Matejowsky and Dr. Reyes-Foster write articles on a periodic basis for Anthropology News, which is the official publication from the American Anthropological Association. This is the latest article published in January 2014. The article shows the importance of focusing on our undergraduate students to keep the Anthropology field of study alive. In our […]
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UCF Professors Write Guest Column Piece for the Orlando Sentinel
Drs. Ty Matejowsky and Beatriz Reyes-Foster, professors in the Department of Anthropology at UCF, recently wrote a guest column piece for the Orlando Sentinel called, “Anthropologists should do a better job of promoting their field.” The featured article addresses the negative attention that cultural anthropology tends to receive in the news lately. They describe cultural anthropology as […]
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Political Economy, Neoliberalism, and the Prehistoric Economics of Latin America
Dr. Ty Matejowsky recently edited “Political Economy, Neoliberalism, and the Prehistoric Economics of Latin America,” which is volume 32 of the book series “Research in Economic Anthropology“. Research in Economic Anthropology is the longest-running book series exclusively dedicated to economic anthropology, and enjoys a high reputation as a promoter of “the comparative study – though […]
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Migrant workers more reliable than foreign investors in tough times
From the Wall Street Journal: According to a World Bank report released last week, in tough times remittances from migrant workers are the most reliable source of foreign exchange for developing countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and India. The 468-page report entitled“Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond,” analyzed how remittances and migrant […]