95th AABA
Annual Meeting

Upcoming Webinar: Tracing forgotten histories: identifying unprovenienced human skeletal remains and establishing best practices for their ethical treatment

Many teaching and museum collections house human remains with little or no provenience, creating major challenges for ethical stewardship. This webinar, inspired by last year’s AABA workshop, brings together experts who have successfully reconstructed documentation for unprovenienced remains. Panelists will share practical methods—archival research, handwriting analysis, osteology, taphonomy, and more—and discuss collaborative strategies for navigating these complex cases. Join us to connect, learn, and build community around this critical work.

Date/time: December 11, 2025, 12:00pm EST

Register here

Congratulations to the 2025 AABA Award Winners!

Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award: Kay Behrensmeyer

Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award: Lorena Madrigal

AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith: Sang-Hee Lee

Abstracts, nominations, and student awards application deadline October 15

October 15 is the deadline for:

• abstract submission
• student presentation award application
• Executive Committee nominations
• AABA award nominations

AABA Fundraising Drive

AABA has established two new funds to support programs that facilitate broader participation in AABA’s professional activities and that build, enhance, or repair the sense of community among the AABA membership. Invest in AABA’s future and make a donation!

IDEAS Program

The IDEAS Program’s workshops provide a team, a space, and a suite of activities to engage issues of scholarship, professional preparation, and community building.