Brady Kelsey will be giving a talk for the Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Center at Central Connecticut State University on April 8th from 3-4 pm as a part of the Wisdom Wednesday Spring 2026 Series where Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate researchers showcase their research exploring Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies. Brady will discuss […]
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Congratulations to Lia Plankenhorn-Farrell!
Congratulations to Lia Plankenhorn-Farrell for her presentation at the American Association of Biological Anthropology meeting in Denver, CO. She was able to highlight her work from the Juvenile Osteology Workshop that she participated in Romania last summer.
Guest Lecture: Professor Holly Dunsworth
Join us on April 29th at 12:15pm in Beach Hall Rm 404 for a guest lecture by Professor Holly Dunsworth. There Is Still No “Obstetrical Dilemma” in Human Evolution: It has been about 15 years since I led a critique of the “obstetrical dilemma.” Considering comparative zoological, biomechanical, metabolic, energetic, and other factors, we argued […]
Guest Lecture: Dr. Frank-Vitale
Join us on April 13th from noon to 1:30pn in Beach 452. Amelia Frank-Vitale is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Princeton University. An anthropologist of migration and violence in Central America and Mexico, Dr. Frank-Vitale has documented the dangers facing people migrating across Mexico and the strategies they develop – including […]
New Fall Anth Class: ANTH 1007W
Anth 1007W: Health, Culture, and Power: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology will be offered for the Fall 2026 semester. This course will explore how experiences of health, illness, and our bodies are shaped by the sociocultural, political, economic, and historical contexts in which we live. Students are encouraged to think in cross-cultural and comparative ways […]
Fall 2026 Class Anth 3309: Violence and Human Rights
Anth 3309: Violence and Human Rights will be available for the fall 2026 semester. It will be taught by Professor Sayantan Saha Roy. This class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 10:45am. How has human rights confronted the problem of mass violence in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? How has human rights […]
New Fall 2026 Class Anth 3560: The Evolution of Human Diet
Dr. Gideon Hartman is offering a new Fall 2026 semester class, Anth 3560: The Evolution of Human Diet. Humans evaluate the quality of food through range of cues that involve all five senses: visual inspection, touch, smell, taste, and even sound. These sensual cues were inherited from our primate ancestors. How did the diet change […]
Professor Shoreman-Ouimet’s Disaster Corps Course Highlighted
UConn Today article: Making a Difference, from the Classroom to the Community details E-Corps program and Disaster Corps curriculum. This article delves into the history, community impact, and future of the E-Corps program. The Environmental Corps (E-Corps) program serves the dual purpose of partnering with towns to assist in bridging capacity gaps, while providing an […]
Online Exhibition: Beyond the Screen and Back
Students in the class Anthropology 3450W, Anthropological Perspectives, have created an insightful online exhibition titled Beyond the Screen and Back. What happens when 19 Gen Z students at a public university visit a museum of fine arts? Stripped away from our addiction to phones and artificial lives on social media, we are compelled to reflect […]
Professor Shoreman-Ouimet Featured in UConn Today article
Assistant professor of environment and human interactions with UConn’s Department of Anthropology and associate director of UConn’s Institute of Environment and Energy (IoEE) Eleanor Shoreman-Ouimet has been featured in UConn Today article – Perfect Storms: UConn Research Team Shining Light on Extreme Weather Preparedness in Connecticut. This article covers topics such as aging volunteers, limited […]