News - AABA
AAPA Marches for Science
Susan Antón
AAPA Marches For Science During the 86th annual meeting, AAPA joined with the New Orleans March for Science to celebrate our passion for rigorous, non-partisan,[...]
AAPA Marches For Science (see the speeches)
Susan Antón
During the 86th annual meeting, AAPA joined with the New Orleans March for Science to celebrate our passion for rigorous, non-partisan, evidence-based science. The New[...]
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Careers in Science Policy for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Leslie Aiello
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is offering a one-hour online course on Careers in Science Policy for Graduate and Undergraduate Students,[...]
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Support the Antiquities Act
Leslie Aiello
The AAPA Science Policy Committee stands with the Society of American Anthropology in support of the Antiquities Act. Please see the following call from Susan[...]
Career Development Panel event 2017
Joan T. Richtsmeier
The Career Development Panel event for the 2017 AAPA was focused on one of the many career challenges facing PhDs: the fact that increasing numbers[...]
www.transmittingscience.org
International Course: Introduction to Network Analysis in Life Sciences – 3rd edition
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Instructors: Dr. Diego Rasskin-Gutman (Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Spain) and Dr. Borja Esteve-Altava (The Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom). Dates: September 18th-22nd,[...]
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Peru- Sondor Field School
Institute for Field Research
On the Sondor Bioarchaeology Project, participants will help investigate the enigmatic fate of a late prehistoric society known as the Chanka. Situated in a region[...]
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Ireland- Spike Island Field School
Institute for Field Research
This field school is part of an ongoing research project that examines the archaeology of the 19th century prison on Spike Island, Ireland’s Alcatraz. During[...]
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Ireland – Blackfriary Field School
Institute for Field Research
The Blackfriary Community Archaeology Project is a unique, hands-on opportunity for students to excavate the buried remains of a 13th century Dominican friary in the[...]
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Denmark- Hågerup Field School
Institute for Field Research
This project involves the systematic, research driven excavation and bioarchaeological investigation of human skeletal remains from the cemetery of Hågerup, which spans the period from[...]
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Dear Colleague Letter: Growing Convergence Research at NSF
R. Ferrell
April 3, 2017 Dear Colleague: Growing Convergence Research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of 10 Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments. NSF[...]
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Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny
Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins
Join the live webcast! “Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny” is the topic of a free public symposium hosted by the UCSD/Salk[...]
www.ljmu.ac.uk
Call for Papers BABAO 8-10 September Liverpool UK
Isabelle De Groote
Dear Colleagues, We would like to officially invite you to the 19th Annual Conference of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology at Liverpool[...]
NSF Request for Information – Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Needs
R. Ferrell
Dear Biological Anthropology Colleagues, If you are working in research area that needs and/or utillizes advanced cyberinfrastructure (e.g., advanced computing, data infrastructure, software infrastructure, applications,[...]
PA WMN Events @AAPA2017
PA WMN Steering Committee
PA WMN – AAPA 2017 Events The Physical Anthropology Women’s Mentoring Network (PA WMN) invites you to participate in our two major events for AAPA[...]
www.utica.edu
Forensic Anthropology Field School in Albania and Romania; May 16-June 8, 2017
Thomas A. Crist, Ph.D, Course Director
Albania’s magnificent archaeological site at Butrint National Park is one of two primary locations for Utica College’s 14th annual Forensic Anthropology Field School course, which[...]
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Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics
Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead, PhD
Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics (BA, MA, PhD; 7,5 ECTS) 24 July – 6 August 2017 For the third[...]
The Rohlf Medal: 2017 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Eric Delson
The Rohlf Medal was established in 2006 by the family and friends of F. James Rohlf to mark his 70th birthday. He has been a[...]
www.transylvania-bioarchaeology.org
Jucu Necropolis Excavation and Transylvania Bioarchaeology Field School
Kelly Blevins
Transylvania Bioarchaeology, in collaboration with the Romanian Institute of Archaeology and Art History (Cluj-Napoca), are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for[...]
www.transmittingscience.org
Course GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS AND PHYLOGENY – 8th Edition
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration open for this course, that will be held from September 11th-15th, 2017 in Barcelona (Spain). Instructor: Dr. Chris Klingenberg (MAnchester University, UK). This course[...]
www.transylvaniabioarchaeology.org
Jucu Necropolis Excavations and Bioarchaeology Field School
Kori Lea Filipek
Transylvania Bioarchaeology and the Romanian Institute for Archaeology (Cluj-Napoca) are now accepting applications for their Jucu Necropolis Excavations and Bioarchaeology Field School (June 25 –[...]
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10th ISABS Conference on Forensic and Anthropologic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures in Individualized Medicine
Institute for Anthropological Research
It is our pleasure to announce the list of members of the Anthropology and Global Health Section under the ISABS Scientific Comitee: The foundation of[...]
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New Turkana Basin, Kenya field schools
Scott Bjelland
The Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) and Stony Brook University are pleased to announce two new field school programs in Kenya, in addition to our semester-long[...]
www.txstate.edu
FACTS Summer 2017 Workshops
Sophia Mavroudas
The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS) mission is to advance forensic anthropology through world-class education, research, and outreach. This year FACTS will host[...]
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The Field School in Medieval Archaeology and Bioarchaeology at Badia Pozzeveri
Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology
The Field School in Medieval Archaeology and Bioarchaeology at Badia Pozzeveri (Lucca, Italy) is an academic program aimed at training students in archaeological and bioarchaeological[...]
www.mercyhurst.edu
Mercyhurst University Summer Short Courses
Kelsey Carpenter
Mercyhurst University Forensic Anthropology is excited to announce their annual summer short courses will be held this year in June! Five courses, each one week[...]
AAAS Anthropology Section announces the Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology
Carol Ward, Chair, AAAS Section H
AAAS Section H is proud to announce the inaugural Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology. Bob Sussman embodies the science and spirit[...]
Information Circulating Regarding House Bill from 2016
Mark Weiss
On February 13, 2017 a notice regarding Bill 3293 of the 114th Congress (the current Congress is 115) started to circulate – again (https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-votes-open-accountable-science). It[...]
AAPA New Orleans – Overflow Hotel Information – Westin New Orleans
Susan Antón
Everyone wants to go to NOLA – As a result, the room block at the Marriott is SOLD OUT! AAPA has secured ample rooms at[...]
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AAPA joins AAAS Multisociety Letter on Immigration Order
Susan Antón
Given the importance of open borders to the free flow of ideas and the pursuit of scientific knowledge, the AAPA has joined 180 scientific societies[...]