Congratulations to Caroline Burkhardt ’28 (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology), a 2026 recipient of the SURF awards. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards support UConn full-time undergraduate students in summer research or creative projects. Caroline’s project is Chronic Illness Experiences on the Hopi Reservation with Dr. Sarah Willen as her faculty mentor. For […]

UConn alumni Claire Cathers has been awarded a post-baccalaureate fellowship at Dartmouth for the 2026-2027 academic year. Claire graduated in May of 2025 with a dual degree in Anthropology and History with a minor in Global Studies. She has worked as an archaeology intern at the Idaho National Laboratory and is currently working for AmeriCorps […]

An Art Exhibit at The Wadsworth Museum in Hartford by Researcher and Curator: Catalina Alvarado Cañuta, PhDc Anthropology. Weaving Images of Healing: Caring for the Ancestors of the Future is part of Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta’s doctoral project, which presents Indigenous art as a living methodology for research and collective relief. By bringing together creators from different […]

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 […]

Our annual two-day giving campaign will take place on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22. Below please find a little more information to help you throughout the process. UConn Gives is a crowdfunding campaign designed to encourage friendly competition while leveraging your networks to help raise support for your funds.    Key Links Here […]

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 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.

Brady Kelsey will be giving a talk for the Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Center at Central Connecticut State University on April 8th from 3-4 pm as a part of the Wisdom Wednesday Spring 2026 Series where Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate researchers showcase their research exploring Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies. Brady will discuss […]

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.

Join us on April 29th at 12:15pm in Beach Hall Rm 404 for a guest lecture by Professor Holly Dunsworth. There Is Still No “Obstetrical Dilemma” in Human Evolution: It has been about 15 years since I led a critique of the “obstetrical dilemma.” Considering comparative zoological, biomechanical, metabolic, energetic, and other factors, we argued […]