Congratulations! U. anthropologist named to sciences academy

James F. O'Connell, a University of Utah anthropologist interested in the diet of hunter-gatherer societies, is the latest Utahn elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Recently, the academy announced the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 16 countries. They were chosen "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research," says a news release from the academy.
Ralph Cicerone, president of the academy, was quoted as saying that election to the group "is considered one of the highest honors in American science and engineering."