Big Bend Sentinel October 22, 2024, story by Alexis Wolfe
ALPINE— Devin Pettigrew, who recalls his childhood habit of stalking squirrels in the woods in Arkansas, is now a visiting assistant professor at the Center for Big Bend Studies’ anthropology department at Sul Ross University. This fall, he teaches a course […]
Morning AgClips, February 3, 2025, story by Louie Bond
As Texans continue to choose corn as a major food ingredient of choice — happily consuming street tacos and enchiladas and tortilla chips by the ton — research from a new study finds that corn also holds many answers to the […]
Sul Ross News, May 28, 2024, story by Louie Bond
By its nature, archaeology spans generations and political boundaries. Archaeologists labor in the excavated footsteps of their predecessors, who searched for history and culture in the lands now called Texas and Mexico. Earlier this month, the Center for Big Bend […]
Big Bend Times, November 17, 2023, story by David Flash
Sul Ross State University is proud to announce the recipients of its distinguished awards for outstanding scholarship, service, and commitment for the 2023 term. These accolades, coordinated by the Office of the Provost, highlight the exceptional contributions of faculty […]
Sul Ross News, November 7, 2023, story by Betse Esparza
Four faculty members at Sul Ross State University have been selected for awards for outstanding scholarship, service and commitment for the 2023 term.
The awards are coordinated by the Office of the Provost while recipients are nominated by their faculty peers […]
Published June 14, 2024 in the Southwestern Naturalist authored by Jim I Mead, Bryon A, Schroeder, and Sandra L. Swift
ABSTRACT
We present Late Pleistocene tortoise (Gopherus) fossils recovered from the dry Spirit Eye Cave in the Sierra Vieja, Presidio County, Trans-Pecos Texas. The radiocarbon-analyzed keratinous scute of the tortoise […]
Published June 14, 2024 in the Southwestern Naturalist authored by Jim I. Mead, Bryon A. Schroeder, and Sandra L. Swift
ABSTRACT
We present Late Pleistocene tortoise (Gopherus) fossils recovered from the dry Spirit Eye Cave in the Sierra Vieja, Presidio County, Trans-Pecos Texas. The radiocarbon-analyzed keratinous scute of the tortoise […]
As Texans continue to choose corn as a major food ingredient of choice — happily consuming street tacos and enchiladas and tortilla chips by the ton — research from a new study finds that corn also holds many answers to the unknown stories of the earliest people of this […]
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Sul Ross State University nearly $7.5 million to help develop new degree programs, including a new Ph.D. in Natural Sciences.
This will allow for multiple faculty members to teach and research at the Center for Big Bend Studies and provides […]
Justin Garnett, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Center for Big Bend Studies
Sul Ross State University
Ferguson Hall, Suite 114D, Box C-71
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: 432-837-8825
Fax: (432) 837-8381
Email: justin.garnett@sulross.edu
