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UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.

In Memoriam: Merrill Singer
The UConn Department of Anthropology mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Merrill Singer. Professor Singer joined the department in 2007 after serving for 25 years as Director of Research, among other leadership roles at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford, Connecticut. A prolific researcher, dedicated community organizer, and renowned critical medical anthropologist, Professor Singer’s publications […]

Congratulations, anthropology graduates!
Congrats to all of our graduating seniors and PhD students! We wish you the best of luck on this next chapter!

UConn Anthropology Presentations at the SAA Annual Meeting
Last week, several UConn Anthropology students, faculty, affiliates, and grads presented their research at the Society for American Archaeology 90th annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Congrats to Roxanne Lebenzon, Jayson Gill, Daniel Adler, Chelsea Betts, Sarah Sportman, Steph Scialo, Nate Acebo, David Leslie, Kate Reinhart, and Kevin McBride on their amazing work!

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Truck driver driving on the highway, seen from inside the cab.

UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road

Long-haul truckers play a vital role in the economy, but face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

Display of a museum installation

Migrant Women Installation Co-Curated by Anthropologist César Abadía- Barrero Featured in Wadsworth Exhibit

The installation Ancestors Today: Visual Stories of Migrant Women is part of the Wadsworth’s Entre Mundos: Art of Abiayala exhibit.

The Early Occupation of Sicily project team is hoping to detail the island's earliest human inhabitants and their impacts on the island ecosystem. Here they are investigating Ice Age hyena coprolites (fossilized feces). From left to right: Iris Querenet Onfroy de Breville, Peyton Carroll, Christian Tryon, and Ilaria Patania.

How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?

UConn researchers are collaborating to help answer this surprisingly tricky question