~ Dr. Troy Case was an invited speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Physical and Molecular Anthropology, held in Hualien, Taiwan in March 2008.

~ Dr. Scott M. Fitzpatrick was invited to participate in a February 2008 workshop on "Sustainable Land Management in Atoll Island Countries" at the University of Tokyo in Japan and was featured in a recent episode of "Bone Detectives" on the Discovery Channel.

~ Dr. Jerry Jacka was an invited speaker and discussant at a workshop on "The Anthropology of Small-Scale Gold Mining" held at VU University Amsterdam in March 2008.

~ Dr. Ann Ross leads the Bugs, Bones, and Botany © weeklong seminar for forensic specialists and criminologists from and around North Carolina. To learn more, please click here

~ Dr. Anne Schiller was an invited speaker at a March, 2008 conference on "Cities and Markets," held in Parma, Italy and organized by the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.

~Dr. Tim Wallace is completing his 1st year as Editor of the Society for Applied Anthropology Newsletter with the May 15, 2008 issue. See earlier issues at http://sfaa.net/newsletter/newsletter.html.