A Letter From Room 208 Dr. George Armelagos, Department Chair, and Dr. Sally Gouzoules, Associate Department Chair, discuss the Department of Anthropology's history, biocultural emphasis, and scholarly excellence. George and Sally look to the future as the discipline of anthropology and the department itself face a period of transition and redefinition.

Miriam Willis and Pablo Ortiz have won the Building of the Quarter Award. Their friendship and diligent work makes the Department of Anthropology a truly enjoyable place to learn and work. Learn more about their accomplishment here.

The Trevor E. Stokol Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is awarded to exceptional anthropology undergraduates who complete a senior thesis in biological anthropology. The award is named for an outstanding graduate of the Department of Anthropology who died tragically while fulfilling his dream of climbing Mount Everest. Learn about Trevor's inspiring life and the work of those who have received one of the Department of Anthropology's most prestigious awards.

George Armelagos, Goodrich C. White Professor and Chair of Anthropology, was recently awarded both the American Anthropological Association 2008 Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2008 Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Professor Armelagos and Professor Peter Brown sat down in January 2009 to discuss the four-field approach, class with Leslie White, football at Michigan, and Emory Anthropology.

Five New Faculty Members have joined the Department of Anthropology in recent years. David Nugent, Michael Peletz, Craig Hadley, Peter Little, and Dietrich Stout continue the department's tradition of scholarly excellence.

2008-2009 Honors Students Read about five of this year's outstanding honors students, Quynh-Chau Ha, Leah Isquith, Emily Korval, Matthew Levy, and John Woodliff.

David Pierce is the new Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Anthropology. David comes to us with extensive experience in the non-profit sector and several years of previous experience at Emory University. Get to know the newest member of the staff.

Brown Bag Lunch SeriesThe Anthropology Department started the Brown Bag Lunch Series in Fall 2008. Since Fall 2008, the department has hosted eight lunch sessions, and a graduate student panel event for undergraduates interested in Anthropology.