Dr. Stephen Carmody, assistant professor of anthropology, recently contributed to a major discovery regarding the history of tobacco in North America.
North Americans have been smoking for much longer than we originally thought, according to anthropology professor Stephen Carmody.
“Eight, nine years ago, when I started this project,” Carmody said, “the oldest evidence of tobacco use was about 2,000 years ago. We have pipes that are 5,000 years old. Maybe even older than that. So there was this pretty substantial gap.”
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"Setting Eternity in Our Hearts," like all of the pieces in the exhibit, features both text and visual artwork.
The International Arts Center at the Troy Campus is featuring an exhibit called A Joyous Exchange: The Art of Collaboration. The exhibit features images and texts by music professor Diane Orlofsky and art professor Jerry Johnson who had both recently experienced the death of their fathers.
In her artistic statement, Orlofsky recounts her father’s last moments.
“I saw him breathe his last, leaving us for the father’s care,” Orlofsky…
Operations Manager Kyle Gassiott speaks with National Public Radio's Debbie Elliott in TROY Public Radio's Montgomery studio.
Troy University Public Radio’s spring fund drive, which helps support the programming offered by the network, kicks off Friday, April 20.
The drive will run through April 27, and offers different options through which supporters can make donations. Listeners can contribute to Troy University Public Radio by calling 1-800-800-6616 or online at www.troypublicradio.org. Contributions may…
TROY Public Radio recently celebrated 40 years on air with a taping of "In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson" in the Trojan Cafe on the Montgomery Campus.
Troy University Public Radio’s spring fund drive, which helps support the programming offered by the network, kicked off on Saturday, celebrating 40 years of service to listeners.
The drive will run through April 8, and offers different options through which supporters can make donations. Listeners can contribute to Troy University Public Radio by calling 1-800-800-6616…
