Anthropology

Mt. Vesuvius erupts in1880. Researchers are detailing a cataclysmic eruption of Vesuvius from thousands of years before the famous eruption that buried Pompeii. (Contributed photo).

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 - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
Archaeological sediment from Abu Hureyra being “floated” during the early 1970s to extract organic remains including seeds and wood charcoal.

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

Research & Discovery
Headshots of new faculty members joining UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

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 - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

UConn’s Gilman Scholars Samantha Valle ’24 (CLAS), Marissa White ’25 (CAHNR), Geraldine Uribe ’23 (CLAS), Guerlina Philogne ’24 (CLAS) (BUS), Rose Pacik-Nelson ’23 (CLAS), and Grace Coburn ’23 (CLAS) posing in the lobby at UConn Hartford.

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

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Zoey England, a Gilman-McCain scholar, pets Jonathan XIV on May 3, 2022.

Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner Is a First for UConn

Zoey England is one of just 100 students in the country to earn the scholarship this year

May 16, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

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