For the next few months CFAS members have the opportunity to participate in field and lab activities under CFAS field director, Jason Wenzel. Everyone is welcome, we only ask that you rsvp with me if you are planning on coming out. Some lab days may have a cut-off for participants due to lack of space. All dates are subject to change due to weather, time-constraints, or godzilla attacks. If you would like to assist CFAS please email me (kagidusko@hotmail.com) with “CFAS” in the subject line. All lab work will take place at the Oakland Nature Preserve and directions can be found at their website. If cemetery recording will be taking place we will still meet at the ONP. Thomas house volunteers will receive directions once they have rsvp’d.
January 21: Orientation at Oakland Nature Preserve 12:00-5:00pm
January 28: 9am-4pm Thomas House
February 4: TBA, 9am-4pm ONP lab or Oakland Cemetery
February 11: 9am-4pm Oakland Cemetery or ONP lab
February 18: Oakland Nature Preserve 9am-4pm (Lab, ONP Open House)
February 25: Oakland Cemetery or ONP lab
March 3-4: Fort Lane Park in Geneva (Seminole County) 10am-4pm.
March 24: TBA
The February presentation will be given by Dr. Leslie Sue Lieberman, Profesor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida. She posits that evolutionary theory provides insights for interpreting the human proclivity for fatness in our recent and novel obesogenic environment of plentiful, energetically low cost, high energy density and good tasting food. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of obesity can provide a basis for more effective interventions to stem this growing pandemic and its consequences such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, some cancers and musculoskeletal disorders.