The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Chen Zeigen Program Entrance: 2020 Paleoenvironment; Stable isotope analysis; Prehistoric Archaeology; Levantine Paleolithic; […]
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Katharine Reinhart
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Katharine Reinhart Program Entrance: 2024 Advisor: Alexia Smith Archaeobotany/Paleoethnobotany, Macrobotanical Analysis, Anthracology, Colonial […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Karoline Bernardo
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Karoline Bernardo Program Entrance: 2023 I am interested in how human biodiversity is […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Emma Wink
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Emma Wink Program Entrance: 2022 Where are you/will you be conducting your research/fieldwork? […]
Guest Lecture: Human Origins and Dispersals
Join Dr. Katerina Harvati on Monday, March 3rd for her lecture: “Human Origins and Dispersals: The View from South-East Europe.” This event is presented by the Departments of Anthropology, Earth Sciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and will take place from 4-5pm on March 3rd, in room 4118 of the Homer Babbidge Library. Light refreshments […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Elyse Smith
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Elyse Smith Program Entrance: 2021 Psychedelics; critical medical anthropology; public health/evidence-based drug policy […]
Student Instagram Exhibit: “In-Tension”
In Dr. Françoise Dussart’s course Anthropological Perspectives on Art, students became curators of their own digital exhibit, “In-Tension.” This online exhibition delves into the complex relationship between tension and intention in the creation, presentation, and interpretation of artworks through an anthropological lens. The 60 second reels created by 19 students-curators explore the contradictions and reflects […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Elena Skosey-Lalonde
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Elena Skosey-Lalonde Program Entrance: 2017 Where are you/will you be conducting your research/fieldwork? […]
Fieldwork Opportunity-Paleolithic Excavations in Hohle Fels Cave
Interested in a fieldwork opportunity this summer? Check out the excavations in Hohle Fels cave, which will run from May 5th through August 29th 2025. This program is run through the University of Tübingen, and focuses on paleolithic excavations. About: Excavations in the Lone and Ach valleys of the Swabian Jura have produced early examples […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Md. Abdullah All Shakil
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Md. Abdullah All Shakil Program Entrance: 2023 Where are you/will you be conducting […]