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Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. We believe that such an understanding forms an integral part of an undergraduate liberal education, and that the application of insights gained from such an understanding will contribute critical elements to the solution of contemporary medical, social, economic, and political problems. Our Department works across several broad areas of concentration, including Cultural Anthropology; Experimental Anthropology; Human Rights; Medical Anthropology; New World Archaeology; and Old World Archaeology. Our area strengths include Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Southwest Asia. Our faculty has also worked in Europe, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. We offer extensive expertise in many research methods in ethnology and archaeology. Our Department is part of The Higher Education Opportunities Act. If you would like to support the Anthropology Department, please visit College of Liberal arts and Sciences.

3 Anthropology Students Named 2019 University Scholars

October 15, 2019

The UConn Department of Anthropology would like to congratulate Luke Anderson, Daniel McCloskey, and Srishti Sadhir on being accepted to the 2019 University Scholars program for undergraduate students at the University of Connecticut. The University Scholar program is a competitive program that allows for undergraduate students to design and build an in-depth study surrounding projects […]

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Dr. Deborah Bolnick recognized by the Anthropology section of AAAS

September 19, 2019

The department of Anthropology at UConn would like to congratulate our very own Dr. Deborah Bolnick for being the 2020 recipient of the Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to the field of Anthropology. The Anthropology section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) established this award to recognize the accomplishments […]

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We Celebrate Three Successful PhD Defenses This Spring

April 18, 2019

UConn Anthropolgy would like to congratulate Dr. Zareen Thomas, Dr. Anne Kohler, and Dr. Joy Ciofi, for successfully defending their respective PhD dissertations this Spring.

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Spring 2019 Frontiers in Undergraduate Research

April 16, 2019

Several of our Anthropology majors and ANTH 3028W students were busy presenting their research at the Spring 2019 Frontiers in Undergraduate Research this weekend.

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Feb 28 Connecticut Environmental Action Day8:30am

Connecticut Environmental Action Day

Friday, February 28th, 2020

08:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Student Union Theater

Connecticut Environmental Action Day (CEAD) brings middle school age youth from throughout Connecticut to the UConn Storrs campus where they will work with UConn faculty, staff, and students to learn about environmental issues.

The theme this year is climate change. UConn students will also be encouraged to take the #ClimateChangeChallenge with us.

At the conclusion of the day, each middle school participant will share the actions they are taking home from the event to implement in their community.

For more information visit the website at https://environmentalaction.extension.uconn.edu/

Contact Information: stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
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Feb 28 Geosciences Seminar Series: Jason Smerdon (Columbia University)12:30pm

Geosciences Seminar Series: Jason Smerdon (Columbia University)

Friday, February 28th, 2020

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Beach Hall 233

Geosciences Seminar Series
Dr. Jason Smerdon
Columbia University
Models, Matrices, and Megadroughts: A paleoclimatic perspective for a hotter planet

Beach Hall 233
12:30-1:30PM
February 28, 2020

Contact Information: Christin Donnelly, christin.donnelly@uconn.edu
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Mar 4 Psychology Colloquium: Dr. Vic Ferreira3:30pm

Psychology Colloquium: Dr. Vic Ferreira

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Bousfield A106

Dr. Vic Ferreira, from the Department of Psychology, UC San Diego will be presenting his work.

Contact Information: Shu Jiang shu.2.jiang@uconn.edu
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Mar 4 The Levant Express: The Arab Uprisings, Human Rights, and the Future of the Middle East4:00pm

The Levant Express: The Arab Uprisings, Human Rights, and the Future of the Middle East

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Storrs Hall, Widmer Wing 16

Prof. Ishay will speak about her
2019 book, published by Yale
University Press.

Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Global Affairs, the Human Rights Institute, Middle East Studies, and Sociology.

Contact Information: Prof. Manisha Desai , manisha.desai@uconn.edu
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Mar 4 Human Rights Film Series: screening of FOR SAMA6:00pm

Human Rights Film Series: screening of FOR SAMA

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

06:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Spotlight Theatre, 39 Front Street, Hartford, CT

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival. The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Winning the 2019 BAFTA for Best Documentary al-Kateab and Watts For Sama is a must-see!

Visit https://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/2020/02/17/for-sama-film-screening/ for more information on the movie.

Free Admission.

Contact Information: Dodd Center, 860-486-5131
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Alumni Spotlight
Timothy Ives is the State Archaeologist of Rhode Island
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Shan-Estelle Brown is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Yale University School of Medicine
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Marie Brault is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute
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Mandy Ranslow is a Federal Highway Administration Liaison at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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Bayla Ostrach is an Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine Master's Program in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice
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Austin Hill is a Research Associate at Dartmouth College, Department of Anthropology
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Jordan Kiper is a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA, working on the Geography of Philosophy Project.
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John Shaver is a lecturer in Religion, University of Otago
Gabriel Hrynick is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of New Brunswick
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Alumni Spotlight
Ann Cheney is Associate Professor in Residence at School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside
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Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard University Department of Anthropology, Post-doctoral Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute
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Sarah Sportman is a Senior Archaeologist and Faunal Analyst at the Archaeological and Historical Services, Inc.
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough Canada
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Nathan Wales is a lecturer with the Department of Archaeology, at the University of York (BioArCH)
Alumni Spotlight
Madelynn von Baeyer is a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University Herbaria.
Alumni Spotlight
David Leslie is a Senior Archaeologist at the Archaeological and Historical Services Inc., and a Research Scientist at UCONN