Live to Eat, Eat to Live Faculty and FIG Assistant

FIG College Connections Faculty: Larry Ulibarri - Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Ulibarri is an adjunct lecturer. He spent the past several years in Vietnam conducting research on the behavior and conservation of the red-shanked doucs (Pygathrix nemaeus) and their habitat. His research included the social organization, ranging behavior, activity budgets, nutritional and feeding ecology of the doucs as well as climate, plant phenology, habitat evaluation, road ecology and anthropogenic effects.

His work contributed directly to a local conservation project for the red-shanked doucs at his study site. In close cooperation with the local authorities he and Dr. Ulrike Streicher developed and implemented education and outreach activities as well as measures to improve the conservation of his research population by restoring degraded habitat and setting up canopy bridges. Dr. Ulibarri has a passion for teaching and, having lived for five years in Vietnam, he brings in a strong interest to connect academic research with much needed conservation efforts on the ground.

Email:larryu@uoregon.edu 

 

Student Portrait

FIG Assistant: Abbey Ash

Hi! My name is Abbey and I will be your FA for Live to Eat, Eat to Live. I was the FA for Larry's previous FIG Humans: An Origin Story. It was a great FIG but I am really excited to focus more on food and where it comes from this fall.

I am from Talent, Oregon and have a cat named Santiago. I love to cook, draw and am really passionate about issues like climate change. I think my interests align well with our FIG and I am excited to learn about yours. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about coming to UO or want to learn more about the FIG. We want to cater it to your interests so if there is anything you want to learn about let me know! Have a safe summer and I am so excited to meet you in person this fall!

Email:aash@uoregon.edu