Anthropology
New Study Shows Archery Appeared in Europe Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought
The use of bow-and-arrow technology gave humans an edge over Neanderthal neighbors in hunting game
February 22, 2023 | Combined Reports
The Darién Gap in Focus: Exhibition Centers the Stories of Migrants Traveling through Panama in Transit to the U.S.-Mexico Border
"The photographs connect us closer to the experiences of migrants transiting through Panama: shoes laying across the migratory reception center, two children under a tent sponsored by U.S. and E.U. aid, a Bible drying under the sun, children playing in the river, and border officials' increasing presence in Darién."
January 31, 2023 | Alex Branzell
Opening Eyes and Minds: UConn Experts Help Transform Connecticut K-12 Curricula
State turns to CLAS faculty for expertise on Black and Latino history, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, and more
December 7, 2022 | Heather Borton
Pandemic Journaling Project Continues to Grow and Develop
The record of thoughts and feelings collected from around the globe during the pandemic has hit the road with a multimedia exhibition at the Hartford Public Library through December 15
December 7, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
2022 Human Rights Institute Funding Awards Announced
The Human Rights Institute is delighted to announce the results of our annual funding competitions. We are honored to be able to support the study and scholarship of human rights across the university for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.
November 8, 2022 | Rachel Jackson
Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn
Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community
September 29, 2022 | Christine Buckley
Detailing a Disastrous Autumn Day in Ancient Italy
A trove information courtesy of a Vesuvius eruption - but not the one you may be thinking of
September 29, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Ancient Dung Reveals Earliest Evidence for Animal Tending
The beginning stages of humanity's revolutionary turn from hunting and gathering to full-fledged farming and herding
September 15, 2022 | Alexia Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Stellar Scholars Join CLAS Faculty
Eighteen new tenure-track faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
August 29, 2022 | Heather Borton
UConn Produces An All-Time High 17 Gilman Scholars
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
June 14, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications