Department News

  • UConn Anthropology Presentations at the SAA Annual Meeting
    Last week, several UConn Anthropology students, faculty, affiliates, and grads presented their research at the Society for American Archaeology 90th annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Congrats to Roxanne Lebenzon, Jayson Gill, Daniel Adler, Chelsea Betts, Sarah Sportman, Steph Scialo, Nate Acebo, David Leslie, Kate Reinhart, and Kevin McBride on their amazing work!
    Posted on May 2, 2025
  • End of Year Sale: 20% Off Merchandise
    Still interested in purchasing UConn Anthropology merchandise before the semester ends? Check out our 20% off end of year sale, effective when code MAGNOLIA20 is used at checkout! This promotion will run from Thursday, May 1st through Sunday, May 4th, and can be found on UConn Marketplace. 
    Posted on April 30, 2025
  • UConn Anthropology Presentations at the Paleoanthropology Society
    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!
    Posted on April 30, 2025
  • 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 […]
    Posted on April 23, 2025
  • Congrats to Roxanne Lebenzon: Successful Dissertation Defense
    Congrats to PhD student Roxanne Lebenzon for successfully defending her dissertation, "Ungulate body size and shape variability in Southwest Asia during the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition." Keep up the great work Roxie, wishing you all the best!
    Posted on April 18, 2025
  • Successful Dissertation Defense: Megan Alexander
    Congratulations to Megan Alexander for successfully defending her dissertation, “Care at the Threshold: Exploring Death Doula Practices in the Contemporary United States.” Wishing you all the best following your amazing achievement, Megan!
    Posted on April 16, 2025
  • Táatamay-Indigenous Archaeology Field School (TFS)
    Interested in participating in an archaeological field school this summer? Check out Táatamay-Indigenous Archaeology Field School (TFS), running from June 23rd-July 31st, 2025. This course will take place in Fallbrook, California, in San Diego County, and is in partnership with Pechanga Band of Indians, The Wildlands Conservancy and SDSU Field Programs. Application review date is […]
    Posted on April 16, 2025
  • 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, […]
    Posted on April 11, 2025
  • 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!
    Posted on April 9, 2025
  • Samantha Archer Wins Graduate Teaching Award
      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 […]
    Posted on April 2, 2025