Congratulations to the 2026 -2027 UConn Faculty Fellows! This includes Daniel Adler (“Becoming Human: Neanderthal-Modern Human Interactions and Interconnectedness”), Josh Mayer (“Territory as Freedom: Building an Afro-Indigenous Future in Nicaragua”), and Camilo Ruiz (“Participation and the Politics of Knowledge: A Collection of Multimodal Participatory Action Research Projects in Colombia and the United States”). UConn Humanities […]
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2026 CLAS Faculty and Staff Awards at College Celebration
The annual CLAS Faculty and Staff Awards recognizes work that advances research, supports student success and mentorship, strengthens operations, and makes an impact in communities across Connecticut. Congratulations to Noga Shemer for her Strategic Goal Award and Natalie Munro for her Faculty Mentoring Award. Noga Shemer, associate professor-in-residence of anthropology, was recognized for promoting holistic […]
Congratulations to Urvi Kaul
Congratulations to grad student Urvi Kaul for her first place win at the Three Minute Thesis Challenge. Urvi placed first in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Ph.D. category. Her thesis was titled “Biological and Social Narratives of Displacement”. For more information, check out the article in the UConn Today.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
What Happens When Local Hospitals Stops Delivering Babies?
Anthropology and Molecular and Cell Biology student Bryce Turner has been featured in the UConn Today. He is studying in the FastTrack Master of Public Health program as well as the Experimental Anthropology Lab. Turner ’26 who wants to work in the area of health care policy – particularly behavioral health policy – says the […]
Pandemic Journaling Project Reminds Universities of their Impact
‘Universities can be both a window into stuff that’s happening and a door to new ways of asking and reflecting’
Sevgi Demiroglu Featured in National Geographic!
Congrats to PhD student Sevgi Demiroglu, who was recently featured in National Geographic Magazine for her anthropological research in Tana Toraja, Indonesia! The article, titled “A Closer Look: Sitting with the Dead” analyzes the Torajan practice of preserving the dead, to where deceased individuals are still a physical and active part of life. For Torajans, […]
Picturing the Pandemic- Library Exhibit Featured on UConn Today
On March 14th, Picturing the Pandemic, an exhibit co-curated by Dr. Sarah Willen was featured on UConn Today! This was created by the Pandemic Journaling Project, of which Willen is a co-founder, and Seeing Truth: Art, Science, Museums, and Making Knowledge. Visit the exhibit today at the Homer Babbidge Library in Storrs, or read about it […]