Last week, several UConn Anthropology faculty and grads presented their research at the Paleoanthropology Society annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Congrats to Chen Zeigen, Jayson Gill, Dan Adler, and Christian Tryon on their amazing talks!
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Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Johan Jarl
On Tuesday, May 20th, PhD candidate Johan Jarl will be defending his dissertation, “Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Middle–Upper Paleolithic in the Southern Caucasus Using Phytolith Analysis.” This event will take in room 211 of the Business Building, or virtually via WebEx. If interested in a WebEx link, contact Johan via email: johan.jarl@uconn.edu. Johan describes his […]
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, […]
Congrats to Corrin Laposki: Successful Dissertation Defense
Congratulations to Corrin Laposki for knocking it out of the park yesterday in her defense of her brilliant dissertation entitled “A State of Unrest: tracing metabolic instability through stable, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon isotopes.” We wish the best to Corrin and a bright future!
Alexia Smith Wins Alpha Lambda Delta Faculty of the Year Award
On February 27th, Alexia Smith was presented with the UConn Alpha Lambda Delta Faculty of the Year Award at the ALD induction ceremony. This award recognizes an exceptional member of UConn’s faculty, and the recipient is nominated by an ALD member. Alexia was chosen in recognition of her incredible, steadfast guidance, and for constantly advocating […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Megan Willison
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! Megan Willison Advisor: Kevin McBride Cultural Entanglements: Analysis of Trade Goods From Pequot […]
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 […]
The Department of Anthropology’s 2024 John Ryan Memorial Lecture
Humanizing Human Evolution Research The Department of Anthropology’s 2024 John Ryan Memorial Lecture Monday, September 9, 4 PM. Heritage Room, Homer Babbidge Library Rm. 4118. Light refreshments served. Dr. Kathryn Ranhorn (Arizona State University and the Institute for Human Origins). Discussion moderated by Christian Tryon and Sarah Williams For over a century paleontologists and Paleolithic […]
In Memoriam
The UConn Department of Anthropology mourns the recent passing of Dr. Pertti “Bert” Pelto. Professor Pelto joined the University of Connecticut in 1969, the year that an independent Department of Anthropology was founded, and retired in 1992, although he remained active well afterwards while living in the Storrs area. He was well-known for his interests […]
Spring Class: Historical Archaeologies & Material Modernity
Historical Archaeologies and Material Modernity is a graduate seminar class offered by Prof. Nathan Acebo for students interested in developing an understanding of advanced theory and method in the diverse subfields of Historical archaeology and material culture studies. Rather than focusing on specific time periods, these archaeologies are connected by their concern for how material […]