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Call for Applications: Doctoral Student Member of the Wenner-Gren Advisory Council
Dear Colleagues,We are once again seeking a doctoral student member for the Wenner-Gren Advisory Council. Please pass along this announcement to anyone[...]
Joint MSc in Human Evolution
Interested in human evolution? Want to get a great Master's education, provided by two stellar teams? Introducing our new Joint MSc in Human Evolution, from[...]The other 1%: Showcasing science and scientists from the Global South and indigenous communities
Proceedings B is putting together a Special Feature ‘The other 1%: Showcasing science and scientists from the Global South and indigenous communities’ to showcase science[...]Special Collection on Scientific Racism – Call for Papers
Evolutionary Human Sciences is putting together a themed collection on scientific racism, and invites contributions which are broadly relevant to this topic. We are keen[...]Reminder: Survey on Terminology Preferences Among Anatomy Educators
Hello fellow AABA members, Thank you to everyone who has completed our survey already! Weare continuing to collect responses until June 1 if you would[...]Survey Participant Request: Terminology Preferences Among Anatomy Educators
Hello, I am writing to request your participation in a survey study on the term(s) anatomy educators use for the human bodies in anatomy laboratories.[...]Ancient Biomolecules of Plants, Animals and Microbes 2024 | Wellcome Connecting Science
On behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee: Hernán A. Burbano (UCL), Selina Brace (Natural History Museum, UK), Greger Larson (University of Oxford) and Anne Stone[...]3D Biological Anthropology Services
The Forensic Anthropology Research Centre in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria in South Africa offers services in 3D post-processing and manipulation[...]Chai Social For South Asian Biological Anthropologists Interest Group
Are you South Asian or do you have ties to the South Asian community? If your answer is YES, please join the new South Asian[...]JHE announces the winners of the 2023 Early Career Researcher Paper Prize
Congratulations Ingrid K. Lundeen and Li Li, recipients of the Journal of Human Evolution Early Career Research Paper awards for 2023 The Journal of Human[...]Applications are now accepted for the 2024 Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institue (EMSI)
We are excited to announce that the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM) is accepting applications for the 2024 Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute (EMSI). This[...]CARTA presents “Body Modification: Anatomy, Alteration, and Art in Anthropogeny” [Online-Only]
Join CARTA online! “Body Modification: Anatomy, Alteration, and Art in Anthropogeny“ is the topic of a FREE, virtual public symposium hosted by the CARTA: UC[...]Upcoming Webinar: Towards A Publicly Engaged Biological Anthropology
Title: Towards A Publicly Engaged Biological Anthropology Date/time: January 30, 2024, 1:00 pm EST Webinar panelists: Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Ranhorn (she/her) Assistant Professor, School of[...]Announcing the new Native American and Indigenous Biological Anthropologists group!
COD – NIBA Native American and Indigenous Biological Anthropologists Our mission is to cultivate a vibrant and supportive community for the next generation of Indigenous[...]Announcing the new South Asian Biological Anthropologists interest group
Are you South Asian or do you have ties to the South Asian community? If your answer is YES, please join the new South Asian[...]forms.gle
Take the Bioarchaeology Communications Survey
Katharine Kolpan
The SAA-BIG communications subcommittee has created a survey about how you’d like to receive bioarchaeology-related communications (link here: https://forms.gle/gE87pEKwZB1yg5iH9). The survey should only take about[...]carta.anthropogeny.org
CARTA presents, “Comparative Anthropogeny and Other Approaches to Human Origins” (FREE: In person and livestreaming)
K. Lindsay Hunter
You’re invited! In person or livestreaming! “Comparative Anthropogeny and Other Approaches to Human Origins,” is the topic of a FREE, public symposium hosted by the[...]www.eduardofernandez-duque.com
Opportunity for undergrads: Ecology, Conservation and Behavioral Research in Argentina, Summer 2024
Eduardo Fernandez-Duque & Claudia Valeggia
Behavioral, Ecology, and Conservation Undergraduate Research in Argentina, Summer 2024 NSF-International Research Experience for Students. Join the Owl Monkey Project of Formosa-Argentina • Field site[...]sohp.fas.harvard.edu
Coordinator, SoHP and MHAAM
Lisa R. Lubarr
The Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM), a collaboration between The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past[...]NSF Bio Anthro welcomes rotator program director
Rebecca Ferrell
The National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marta Alfonso-Durruty as a rotator Program Director[...]www.stonybrook.edu
Philipp Mitteroecker is the 2023 recipient of the Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications
Eric Delson
On October 24, 2023 at Stony Brook University, the seventh Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications will be awarded to Philipp Mitteroecker,[...]Journal of Human Evolution Virtual Special Issue for the Centenary of ‘Taung’: Open Call for Submissions
Andrea Taylor and Clément Zanolli
The year 2024 will mark the centenary of the discovery of the ‘Taung Child’, a cranium and mandible of a juvenile individual attributed to the[...]Survey of Donor Memorialization Practices at U.S. Religious Institutions
Bobbie Leeper
Good afternoon, I am writing to request your participation in a research study on Donor Memorialization Practices at U.S. Religious Institutions. If you agree to[...]pcma.uw.edu.pl
“Life in Ancient Nubia: Bioarchaeological Perspectives” Speaker Series
Robert J. Stark
This May, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) is holding a speaker series about bioarchaeological perspectives on life in ancient[...]www.txst.edu
Special Workshop: Applied Biostatistics Using R
Sophia Mavroudas
This August FACTS is hosting a special workshop entitled Applied Biostatistics Using R taught by Kyra Stull and Elaine Chu. The lab-based workshop will last[...]carta.anthropogeny.org
CARTA presents, “The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny” (Free: In person and livestreaming)
K. Lindsay Hunter
You’re invited: In person or online! “The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny,” is the topic of a FREE, hybrid public symposium hosted by the CARTA:[...]www.zukunftskolleg.de
Workshop: Animating ancient trade routes through primate lifeways (June 12-14, 2023)
Nate Dominy
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to host a Wenner-Gren-funded workshop, “Animating ancient trade routes through primate lifeways,” at the Institute for Advanced Study (Zukunftskolleg) in[...]tinyurl.com
Call for Nominations: Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications
Eric Delson
The Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications was established in 2006 by the family and friends of F. James Rohlf to mark[...]www.nia.nih.gov
National Institute on Aging Funding Opportunities for Comparative Primate Life Span Studies to Improve Human Health
Carol Nguyen, Scientific Program Specialist, National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging has recently announced two new funding opportunities with targeted funding for research on determinants of differences among human and nonhuman[...]www.stat.uci.edu
Workshop on Bayesian Methods in Science Education
Mine Dogucu, Monika Hu, and Amy Herring
Application for the Bayes BATS program is now open at https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2sDimvyrSaeAl1A . BATS https://www.stat.uci.edu/bayes-bats/ is a three-tiered program geared at STEM educators who would like[...]