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, […]

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!

  Congratulations to PhD student Samantha Archer for winning the University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award through the UConn Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning! Through this award, Samantha will be "joining a group of distinguished educators who are recognized and respected for teaching excellence." Amazing job, and congratulations again to Samantha Archer for this amazing […]

On April 8th, at 10:00 AM, PhD student Corrin Laposki will be defending her dissertation, “A State of Unrest: Tracing Metabolic Instability Through Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Isotopes.” This defense will take place in the Class of 1947 Conference Room in the Homer Babbidge Library and can be streamed via WebEx. If interested, a WebEx […]

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 […]

Emeritus UConn Anthropology professor Merrill Singer’s research was recently highlighted in a UConn Today article titled UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road. Be sure to check out Merrill’s new research on the health risks associated with long haul truck drivers.

Where will adventure take you with UConn Anthropology?   Check out some of our amazing summer programs: 🏔Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory 🏝Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius ⛏Field School in Contact Period Domestic and Battlefield Archaeology   Though the deadline to apply for our international summer programs has passed, there is still time […]

On Thursday, April 3rd at 1:30pm EST, (11:30am MST, 10:30am PST,) PhD student Megan Alexander will be defending her dissertation- “Care at the Threshold: Exploring Death Doula Practices in the Contemporary United States.” For access to the Webex link, contact the Department of Anthropology via email: deborah.bolnick@uconn.edu. Good luck Megan!

  On Friday, April 11th, PhD student Roxanne Lebenzon will be defending her dissertation- Ungulate body size and shape variability in Southwest Asia during the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition. Join us in the Class of 1947 Conference Room in the Homer Babbidge Library, or online via Webex. For Webex details, contact the Department of Anthropology at deborah.bolnick@uconn.edu. Hope to see you […]

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 […]