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An Examination Of Medicinal Ethnobotany And Biomedicine Use In Two Villages On The Phnom Kulen Plateau, Taylor Walker

Undergraduate Research Awards

Cambodians address symptomatic illness in two ways: they use traditional medicine, including medicinal plants, and biomedicine. Despite various attempts to quantify medicinal ethnobotany in Cambodia, no national ethnopharmacopoeia exists, and there is a gap in the literature regarding the mechanisms through which traditional medicines are prepared and used. This report presents an examination of the ethnopharmacopoeia of two villages within Phnom Kulen National Park, a study site chosen for its unique ecology and status as one of Cambodia’s last remaining regions with lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen forest. The report also investigates the mechanisms through which villagers make decisions regarding illness …

April 26, 2017, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Frozen Cross-Cultural Conflict: Armenians, Azerbaijanis And Nagorno-Karabakh, Nona Mitoyan

Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research

No abstract provided.

Community Archaeology At Tall Hisban, Øystein Sakala Labianca

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

This article introduces community archaeology as an emerging perspective on the role and responsibility of archaeologists in relation to the communities where they do their fieldwork. It then offers examples of specific ways in which the leaders of the original Heshbon Expedition (1968–1996) paved the way for the pioneering work in community archaeology of the Tall Hisban Cultural Heritage Project (1996–present). It also includes highlights of community archaeology related activities during recent field seasons and concludes by describing current efforts to provide for ongoing maintenance and protection of the archaeological site in perpetuity.

Winthrop Honors Retirees And Award Winners At Close Of Academic Year, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2017

• The retirees honored on April 25 have collectively provided 988 years of service to the state of South Carolina and Winthrop.
• Winthrop officials also recognized employees who reached their 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year state service milestones.
• Four awards, including two new ones, were presented by Winthrop administrators.

Faculty And Staff Recognition Dinner, 2017, University Of Minnesota Morris. Chancellor's Office

Faculty And Staff Recognition Dinner Programs

Award winners:

UMM Faculty Distinguished Research Award: Pieranna Garavaso

Horace T. Morse-Minnesota Alumni Association Award: Becca Gercken

UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award: Rebecca Dean

Morris Academic Staff Award: Kevin Flicker

Bill and Ida Stewart Award for Ethnic Diversity: Mohammed Farah

Mary Martelle Memorial Award: Lynn Johnson

Outstanding Support Staff Awards: Sandy Kopel, Rita Bolluyt, Philip Hengemuhle

Retirees: Kevin Flicker, Rose Murphy, Carla Riley, Mick Rose, Ronald Rosen, Elizabeth Spohr, Robert Thompson

Our Uncommonwealth - Kentucky And Ohio Brawled Over Indian Head Rock; Now It's In A Storage Shed, Cheryl Truman

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on April 25, 2017 describing the location of Indian Head Rock after its return to Kentucky and the release of a documentary on the history of the rock.

Contextualizing Palestinian Hybridity: How Pragmatic Citizenship Influences Diasporic Identities, Nicholas E. Bascuñan-Wiley

Sociology Honors Projects

Palestinians are one of the largest diaspora populations in the world, with members in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. How are the individual diasporic experiences of nationalism similar and different to one another? This research examines the creation and maintenance of Palestinian identity in diasporic contexts through ethnographic analysis and a series of interviews conducted in Chile, Jordan, and The United States. The results show that despite Palestinians maintaining Palestinianness as a dominant characteristic of identity in all three settings, there are contextual influences on how people integrate that identity into their lives. Within Jordan, Palestinians experience …

Sociology Program Prepared Alum For Training Role, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Summer 2017 Hoffman Teaches 2 Criminology Courses Online First Session, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Anthropology Alum Enjoys Eclectic Role At Owls Head Transportation Museum, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Faculty In The News: April 25, 2017, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Faculty Una Cadegan and Miranda Hallett discuss immigration policies past and present. Read about this current news topic and follow other recent media coverage of College of Arts and Sciences faculty research, scholarship and commentary.

Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1019. Folk studies student project titled: “Forms and Origins of Gravestones in Various Parts of Russell County, Kentucky,” which includes descriptions of gravestones in Russell County, Kentucky. Included are brief information of gravestone producers, graveyard and gravestone information, a tale, and photos.

Bain, Jan (Fa 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1023. Folk studies student project titled: “[Tales and Song],” which includes survey sheets of two tales and one song from Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include tale or song, informant’s name and information, and motif index number.

Woodard, Ronny (Fa 1022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1022. Folk studies student project titled: “Ferryboating from One Man’s Point of View: A Disappearing Tradition in Kentucky,” which includes an interview and survey sheets about the Rangers Landing ferry in Henderson County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include brief descriptions of customs, folktale, superstition, and photos.

Bain, Jan (Fa 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1021. Folk studies student project titled: “[Housing],” which includes brief descriptions and photos of “I” houses in Warren County, Kentucky.

Powell, Joseph, B. 1949 (Fa 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1020. Folk studies student project titled: “Christmas Customs in My Family,” which includes descriptions and survey sheets of Christmas practices in Grayson County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include brief descriptions of customs, stories, and beliefs, informant’s name, and motif index number.

Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

I Presume You Have Heard Of Dr. Livingstone, Mary Eakins

Honors Projects

David Livingstone is perhaps one of the most famous missionaries of the nineteenth century. During the mid-1800’s he captivated the imaginations of the western world with his achievements and explorations in Africa- his walk across the continent, the infamous meeting with Mr. Stanley, and his grand funeral leading to his burial in Westminster Abbey. During his lifetime he was an explorer, an anthropologist, a botanist, a geographer, a cartographer, a doctor, and most importantly in his eyes, a missionary to the unreached people of Africa.

Patrick Manning, Migration In World History. Routledge, 2013 2Nd Ed., Connie Lamb

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Beyond Eurasia: Technology In Africa, The Americas, And Oceania In Pre-Modern Times, Norman Rothman

Comparative Civilizations Review

This article traces the development of indigenous technology before the arrival of outsiders after the 15th century. It covers sub-Saharan Africa, pre-Columbian Americas, and Oceania. Under the first category, the role of Bantu-speakers in spreading technology is examined as are the evolution of advanced societies throughout Africa. In the second category, the achievements of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca are examined. In the third category, the role of the Austronesians and Polynesians are examined.

The Applicability Of Short-Wave Infrared (Swir) Imagery For Archaeological Landscape Classification On Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile, Dylan S. Davis

Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal

High-resolution multispectral imagery provides an effective means for measuring the archaeological record of Rapa Nui. Previous work has suggested that the island’s prehistoric cultivation features known as “lithic mulch gardens” can be identified using near infrared imagery (NIR). Lithic mulching was a laborious but critical strategy for prehistoric populations who relied on cultivating sweet potato and taro in nutrient poor soils for their subsistence. The new WorldView-3 satellite offers researchers access to short-wave infrared (SWIR) bands, imagery that provides additional information about moisture content and mineral composition. While these bands should provide a better means for identifying lithic mulch gardens, …

Spartan Daily, April 25, 2017, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2017

Volume 148, Issue 35

The Parthenon, April 25, 2017, Nancy Peyton

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, was published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly on Thursdays during the summer. Due to budgetary constraints, beginning with the 2016 Fall semester, the newspaper is only published two days a week. Physical issues are printed on Tuesdays and Fridays. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Living Together With Ancestors: Cultural Heritage And Sacred Places On West Java, Jörgen Hellman

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

On Java (Indonesia), sacred places (tempat keramat) are powerful and contested sites. Historically they have served as important pilgrimage sites and more recently have also become major tourist attractions. In this paper, I will explore three ways of ‘past presencing’ - the nationalist, the Islamic and the traditional - and how groups representing each of these challenge one another at different sites. Today, sacred places in Indonesia are caught between the political ambitions of some who wish to create national cultural heritage, the aspirations of religious revivalists who want to cleanse the sites of what they consider superstition, and the …

Exposition Of St. Francis Xavier’S Holy Relics In Goa: An Importance-Performance Analysis, Subhash Kizhakanveatil Bhaskaran Pillai, Kaustubh Kamat, Miriam Scaglione, Carmelita D'Mello, Klaus Weiermair

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage Tourism, one of the oldest forms of travelling, is the largest tourism sector in India; annually more than 70% of domestic tourist movement is for religious purposes which comes to 250 million pilgrims (Jachowski, 2000, Singh, 2016) and accounts for 20% of the revenue generated in the tourism industry (Dewan et al., 2008), hence, making it significant religiously, economically, politically, as well as sociologically. The present study was based on a survey conducted among the visitors who came for the 17th Exposition of St Francis Xavier’s holy relics, a Christian religious event, from 22nd November 2014 to 4th January …

Living Like A Monk: Motivations And Experiences Of International Participants In Templestay, Byunggil Chun, Eugene Y. Roh, Samuel Arvin Spralls

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Templestay has transformed the perception and traditional role of Buddhist monasteries into a hybrid form of leisure and recreational dwelling that transcends religious boundaries. We identify four domains of motivational variables including learning, self-growth, being with nature, and relaxation. Based on data from 299 international participants in Templestay, empirical tests of the hypotheses revealed that motivational domains such as self-growth, nature, and learning exhibited significant differences based on the various socio-demographic backgrounds of international participants. Strategies are suggested for crafting Templestay as a cultural and monastic experience as well as segmenting and targeting international participants based on their needs.

Comparative Pricing Analysis Of Mecca’S Religious Tourism, Said M. Ladki, Rayan A. Mazeh

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This study compares the costing practices of three religious tourists groups. Specifically, the study compares the costs of Islamic religious tourism to Mecca among three groups: 1) Indonesia and India, 2) Lebanon and Tunisia, 3) Dubai and Qatar. The selection of the three groups was based on the following principle: Group 1: Represents the most populated and less affluent Islamic countries. Group 2: Represents the less affluent Arab States with moderate income Group 3: Represents the richest Arab Islamic countries in the world. Results indicate that countries with wealthy economies charge much higher prices for Hajj packages than those with …

Indian Head Rock Star Of New Documentary, Mike James

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent by Mike James on the documentary featuring Indian Head Rock by Steve Middleton.

First Hassenfeld Fellows Are Making A Difference In Local Communities, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Part of the Hassenfeld Projects initiative, seven students are leading a variety of community-focused projects from Providence to Fall River, Mass..