Anthropology
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UCSC anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman honored for pioneering research on human evolution
Adrienne Zihlman is honored for pioneering research on human evolution.
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UCSC grad student to present digital arts project on forced marriage at Santa Cruz museum
Nada Miljkovic knows a lot about forced marriages. In fact, she’s a child of one. That experience has led to a thesis project titled “Balkan Song,” a video installation, performance piece, and social networking site that will be featured at the Santa Cruz
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Exhibition by Elliot Anderson at Gallery 16 in San Francisco through March 27
Equivalents, a new body of work by assistant professor of art and electronic media Elliot Anderson, will be on display at Gallery 16 in San Francisco through March 27.
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Food is the “front line of healing,” says author
Anthropologist Nancy Chen has a simple message for Americans who are obsessed with fad diets: Skip the gimmicks and listen to your grandmother.
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Update on Shakespeare Santa Cruz
I applaud the successful efforts of the many friends and supporters of Shakespeare Santa Cruz who, as of noon today, have raised $416,417 since their first public appeal on December 14.
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New California Academy of Sciences worth a visit–or two, or three
The newly reopened California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park is receiving rave reviews and giving many UCSC professors their own cause for celebration.
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Confessions of a non-foodie at Thanksgiving
As talk turns to free-range turkey and heritage vegetables harvested by unionized labor, anthropologist Melissa Caldwell says Thanksgiving is about more than the food.
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Anthropologist Melissa Caldwell to address Nov. 8-9 international conference on global food security
Food policy expert Melissa Caldwell will discuss the global food crisis during an international conference sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research
Four social scientists were honored for teaching and research today (Tuesday, October 7) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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UCSC art professor presents exhibit in subways and galleries of Japan
“Are We There Yet?” is the title of UCSC assistant art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones’ new public artwork and interactive sound installation–on exhibit in Japan throughout September.
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Anthropologist explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in diet of early human ancestors
Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy painstakingly measured the mechanical properties of nearly 100 plant species across sub-Saharan Africa as part of his investigation of the diet of early human ancestors.
