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From the newscenter
Blum Scholars present preliminary results of community-based research
Four graduate students discussed their research on jail health care, Latina resistance, Central Valley youth, and feminism in the farmlands.
Solving ancient riddles: UCSC hosts archaeological genetics conference
The newly formed UC Santa Cruz Archaeological Research Center will hold its first public research conference on how the analysis of ancient DNA can unlock secrets from the past Tuesday afternoon (April 14) on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
Events
The ARC hosts events oriented towards both the campus and broader communities throughout the year. See what’s coming up via the campus calendar. Please check our calendar or join our listserv to be informed of upcoming events.
Frontiers in Archaeology Lectures
Archaeological research increasingly calls upon scholars to reach across multiple academic fields, drawing methodological and theoretical inspiration from a wide range of disciplinary practices.
The ARC sponsors the Frontiers in Archaeology campus lecture series, which brings eminent scholars to campus to explore the best that such interdisciplinary research has to offer.
Archaeology & Biological Anthropology Lunch Seminars
The ARC co-sponsors, with the Department of Anthropology, the Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Lunch Seminars (aka the Arch/Bio lunches).
These talks are held semi-weekly, and include both thematic lectures of interest to the general campus community, as well as focused workshops primarily directed towards undergraduate professionalization.
Archaeological Institute of America Public Lectures
The ARC co-sponsors, with the Department of History, the Santa Cruz chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Local societies such as ours sponsor lectures and events of interest to their members, and provide a local forum for people with an interest in archaeology to meet and talk.
The national organization also sponsors a series of three lectures for each local society on a broad range of topics. Both basic and student membership in the AIA include a subscription to its popular magazine, Archaeology.
Workshops
The ARC sponsors occasional workshops for the campus community on archaeological methods.
Past workshops have included hands-on programs in archaeological photogrammetry, drone survey, and ceramic analysis.