Digging Deeper: How a UCF Anthropology Graduate Uncovered Her Purpose First-generation student Melanie Langgle ’24 has unearthed more than artifacts — she’s discovered a deep sense of purpose that has shaped her life and future career.
UCF Graduate Uses Stories of the Past to Educate Current, Future Generations Anthropology graduate Griffon Binkowski’s work at UCF and the Orange County Regional History Center has allowed him to study and showcase ancient cultures.
Stories of Innovation, Discovery Highlight UCF Research Top 10 News List of 2023 The annual top 10 research news list is based on UCF Today page views and coverage UCF research received by global, national, state and local media.
Human Migration Timeline Redrawn by Fresh Fossil Analysis Bone fragments examined by UCF anthropologist Sarah Freidline suggest migrants traveled through Southeast Asia between 86,000 to 68,000 years ago, pushing back the arrival by at least 20,000 years earlier than previously believed.
UCF Research in 60 Seconds: Studying Culture Through Food Professor of Anthropology Ty Matejowsky’s research focuses on how food is one of the most relatable ways of expressing a culture.
UCF’s First Anthropology Ph.D. Graduate Looks Forward to Career Jane Holstrom, the inaugural graduate in the integrative anthropological sciences doctorate degree, specializes in studying remains in France.
Study Sheds Light on Pre-Columbian Life in Understudied Area of SW Amazon Evidence showing intensive land use for farming and fishing more than 3,500 years ago helps researchers better understand the history of a culturally significant area and is counter to the often-held notion of a pristine Amazon before Europeans arrived.
Collaboration Attracts Funding for Advanced Imaging Device Because of the collaborative nature of UCF’s faculty, the National Science Foundation has awarded the university a grant that will help fund the purchase of…
Anthropologist’s Work Impacting People with Cleft Lip and Palate, Down Syndrome UCF Assistant Professor John Starbuck thought studying anthropology might lead him to a career in a museum, but it’s done more than he could’ve imagined.…
