Anth 1007W: Health, Culture, and Power: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology will be offered for the Fall 2026 semester. This course will explore how experiences of health, illness, and our bodies are shaped by the sociocultural, political, economic, and historical contexts in which we live. Students are encouraged to think in cross-cultural and comparative ways […]

Anth 3309: Violence and Human Rights will be available for the fall 2026 semester. It will be taught by Professor Sayantan Saha Roy. This class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 10:45am. How has human rights confronted the problem of mass violence in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? How has human rights […]

Dr. Gideon Hartman is offering a new Fall 2026 semester class, Anth 3560: The Evolution of Human Diet. Humans evaluate the quality of food through range of cues that involve all five senses: visual inspection, touch, smell, taste, and even sound. These sensual cues were inherited from our primate ancestors. How did the diet change […]

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 […]

Students in the class Anthropology 3450W, Anthropological Perspectives, have created an insightful online exhibition titled Beyond the Screen and Back. What happens when 19 Gen Z students at a public university visit a museum of fine arts?  Stripped away from our addiction to phones and artificial lives on social media, we are compelled to reflect […]

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 […]

The CLAS Administrative Hub is hiring Student Administrative Assistants to support the departments of Anthropology, Earth Sciences, and Human Development & Family Sciences (HDFS) for the remainder of this academic year and through 2026–2027. This paid position offers 10–15 hours per week, with potential work during academic breaks and the opportunity for renewal. Students will […]

The Department of Anthropology’s Equity and Inclusion Committee proudly presents the 2025 Year in Review Newsletter. Made by department anthropologists, for department anthropologists. This newsletter celebrates publications and presentations, grants and fellowships, upcoming conferences, social events, and more! To access the newsletter, click on the following link. UConn Anthropology Department — 2025 Year in Review […]

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 […]

The UConn Anthropology Department Equity and Inclusion Commitee proudly hosted our first Brown Bag of Fall 2025!  Panel 1, “What Does Anthropology Mean to Us,” featured an engaging discussion with Kate Reinhart, Nellychris, Matthew, and Shakil, moderated by Harshani. The conversation sparked thoughtful questions and reflections from attendees across departments, including our undergraduate and graduate students, […]