Congrats to César Abadía-Barrero for his work with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, which is now on display through an exhibit on the experiences of migrant women from Latin America. View the full article on UConn Today!
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Field School in Contact Period Archaeology
The UConn Anthropology Department and the Office of State Archaeology are excited to announce that we will once again be offering an archaeological field school at the John Hollister Site in Glastonbury, CT. The field school will take place in the summer of 2025 and is a 4-week, 4 credit intensive program. The Hollister Site […]
Coming Soon! New Department Merchandise
Coming soon! The UConn Anthropology Department is excited to announce that we will have new merchandise available to purchase on Marketplace soon. More updates will be available in the following weeks, including sneak peaks of our other new products. The baseball cap is inspired by previous department merchandise, and is perfect for long days in […]
Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory
Experience UConn’s Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory, running from July 1st-August 1st, 2025! Apply now through UConn Experiential Global Learning. Applications are due February 1st, 2025. Investigate early human behavior in the Armenian Highlands and southern Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene. Nestled in the scenic Debed Gorge of northern Armenia, this archaeological field school […]
Spring 2025 Class: Race, Racialization & Health
Looking for an interesting, upper-level course to take this spring? Check out ANTH 5395: Race, Racialization, and Health taught by Dr. Sarah Williams. This seminar takes a transdisciplinary approach to understanding racialization as a process and tool that is inextricable from the formation and continuation of medicine and public health. Through a critical medical anthropology […]
Flashback Friday! Beach Hall Construction (1929).
Flashback Friday! Check out these historic photos from Beach Hall’s construction, circa 1929. To find more great photos from UConn’s history, check out UConn Archives and Special Collections, located in the Dodd Center for Human Rights. Citation: Beach Hall (1929), Construction, Connecticut Agricultural College from the UConn Photograph Collection at Archives & Special […]
Anthropology in the News- Moving As One
Graduate student Mohammadamin Saraei of the Department of Psychological Sciences and Experimental Anthropology Lab was recently recognized in UConn Today for his research at the UConn Islamic Center. Through collaboration with professors Alexandra Paxton and Dimitris Xygalatas, Saraei studied the concept of synchrony, researching how synchronous movements or acts psychologically affect humans. Saraei’s research was […]
Spring Semester Class- Political and Legal Anthropology
Looking for a class to add to your spring semester schedule? Check out ANTH 3342- Political and Legal Anthropology taught by Dr. Sayantan Saha Roy!
Flashback Friday- Beach Hall Library
Did you know that Beach Hall used to house UConn’s library? In 1929, the library was moved to Beach Hall, where it would remain until the construction of the Wilbur Cross Library ten years later (University of Connecticut Library Records). To find more captivating photos from UConn’s history, check out the Connecticut Digital Archive! Images […]
How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home? UConn Today
UConn Anthropology “professor Dr. Christian Tryon, graduate students Iris Querenet Onfroy de Breville, Nicholas Gonzalez, Peyton Carroll, and alum Danielle Falci” were featured in UConn Today for their work in Sicily (How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?). Amazing work everyone!