It s about the history and roots of American music of the 1920s and 1930s. The annual UMass Employee Benefit Fair will be held from 10-3 in the Student Union Ballroom. Good to Hear Andrew Charles Volmar arrived on Saturday, March 27, weighing in at 7 lbs 15.5 oz. The Armelagos Medical Anthropology Fund is now in a position to consider applications for supplementary funds that can be used for travel to professional meetings. We invite applicants to submit a letter of request that provides background on the meetings, the type of presentation to be made, and the role of the applicant in authoring the paper to be presented.
Papers dealing with a topic in medical anthropology are the first priority.
Papers dealing with related topics in biological anthropology will be considered. The committee reviewing requests consists of Swedlund, Lynnette Leidy, and R. Brooke Thomas. It s that time again. Faculty and graduate students should nominate individuals for consideration by the department for slots as nominees to the graduate school for University Fellowships. We reviewed the visiting archaeology position announcement with general approval.