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R Workshop course!
Giovanna Vidoli
R Workshop: July 18-22, 2016 Course participants will learn step-by-step procedures to use R and the codes to conduct specific statistical analyses. The course is[...]upf.com
Bioarchaeology International journal now accepting submissions
Lauren Phillips
The University of Florida Press is pleased to announce that submissions are now being accepted for a new journal, Bioarchaeology International. Bioarchaeology International provides rigorous[...]anthropology.dartmouth.edu
Primates in Antiquity symposium
Nate Dominy
Primates in Antiquity was conceived as a satellite event to complement IPS-ASP Chicago 2016. The event will be held at Dartmouth College on Friday August[...]www.transmittingscience.org
Course 3D Model Generation in Life Sciences, Oct 3-7, Barcelona.
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration is open for the course “3D Model Generation in Biosciences – 2nd edition”, October 3-7, 2016. Instructors: Josep Fortuny (Institut catalá de Paleotologia M.C.,[...]craniofacialgenetics.org
39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology
Joan Richtsmeier
39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology August 3rd, 2016 Museum of Comparative Zoology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA August 4th, 2016[...]sites.google.com
4th Annual Western Bioarchaeology Group Conference (WeBiG) 2016
WeBiG Planning Committee
WeBiG 2016 Call for Papers-Deadline for Submissions May 1, 2016 Where: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California When: October 7th – 8th, 2016 Submissions for[...]Missed the #AAPAForward 2016 events in Atlanta?
Susan Antón
If you missed the #AAPAForward 2016 events – productive conversations around sexual and other forms of harassment including a Title IX presentation and discussion and[...]fac.utk.edu
R Workshop at the Forensic Anthropology Center July 18-22, 2016
Giovanna Vidoli
The Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of TN is offering a 4 to 5 day short course on introducing the language of R, data[...]Ethics Committee is now a Standing Committee: Scope & News
Graciela Cabana
The Ethics Committee is happy to announce that it is now a standing committee, thereby formalizing the scope and mission of the Committee within the[...]physanth.org
Undergraduate Research Symposium Program 2016
Marcie Myers
AAPA 85th Annual Meeting 6-8 Pm, Wednesday April 13th, 2016 5:00 pm – Poster Setup 5:30 pm – Participant[...]carta.anthropogeny.org
CARTA Symposium: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins
Join the live webcast! “Ancient DNA and Human Evolution” is the topic of a free public symposium hosted by the UCSD/Salk Center for Academic Research[...]cashp.columbian.gwu.edu
Last call for NSF-funded research fellowships at Koobi Fora Field School
Ashley Hammond
Students applying to the Koobi Fora Field School by APRIL 8, 2016 have the opportunity to apply for a prestigious NSF International Research Experience for[...]AACT Panel – AAPA 2016
Lauren Butaric
The Committee of Diversity (COD), Anthropologists outside of Anthropology Departments, Contingent and Teaching focused faculty (AACT) task force broadly aims to foster effective teaching practices,[...]www.kenyastudyabroad.org
New Summer Program added to Turkana Basin Institute’s Origins Field School in Kenya
Scott Bjelland
The Turkana Basin Institute is now accepting applications for its new Origins Field School Summer Program [ http://www.kenyastudyabroad.org/origins-summer/ ], which will inaugurate on May 26[...]physanth.org
Pose Questions for Title IX Workshop and Presidential Panel at the AAPA
Susan Antón
Audience Questions for Title IX Workshop and Presidential Panel At the 2016 annual meeting in Atlanta, the AAPA will offer two sessions relating to harassment.[...]Call for Case Studies in Ethics
Graciela Cabana
The Ethics Committee of the AAPA is developing educational resources for a new section on the AAPA website to provide information and training tools about[...]hss.brookes.ac.uk
MSc Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University
Antony Hanner Hopwood
Have you considered applying to the MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University? We offer a fee-waiver scholarship to offer holders with significant experience[...]www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Intensive Osteology Research Workshop – Living and Dying on the Edge of Europe (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Katie Zejdlik Passalacqua
This is an intensive osteology laboratory research workshop, aimed to prepare students for field osteology, which is challenging in that one must be able to[...]www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Pathology Osteology Research Workshop – Health and Crisis in Medieval Transylvania (Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Anna Osterholtz
The human remains under study come from a medieval isolated funerary mound, separated from both community and church. Either it is a shunned segment of[...]www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Adult Osteology Laboratory Research Workshop – Medieval Crisis Populations on the European Frontier (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Jonathan Bethard
As the 15th century ends, the battle for Europe begins! The southeastern European frontier collapses in front of the Ottoman Turks. The heroes (Vlad the[...]www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Bioarchaeology of Children / Juvenile Osteology Laboratory Research Workshop (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Jonathan Bethard
The aim of this project is to evaluate to what extent and how these major political events (such as the medieval collapse of the Eastern[...]www.utica.edu
Forensic Anthropology Field School in Albania and Romania; May 16-June 9, 2016
Thomas A. Crist, Ph.D.
Albania’s magnificent archaeological site at Butrint National Park is one of two primary locations for Utica College’s annual Forensic Anthropology Field School course, which also[...]rootsofeurope.ku.dk
Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics 25 July – 7 August 2016
Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead, PhD
Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics University of Copenhagen 25 July – 7 August 2016 The Roots of Europe Summer[...]today.duke.edu
Elwyn Simons, Fossil Expert and Primate Conservationist, Dies at 85
Gregg F. Gunnell
DURHAM, NC – Duke scientist-explorer Elwyn Simons, who studied living and extinct primates for more than 50 years, died in his sleep on Sunday, March[...]www.umass.edu
University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2016 Field School in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Sarah Mathena
This UMass Amherst field course introduces students to the role of the biological anthropologist, archaeologist and forensic scientist in the excavation of human remains. The[...]www.nsf.gov
NSF – Digging into Data
Rebecca Ferrell
NSF’s Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) is participating in the fourth round of Digging into Data (DiD), a grants competition open to[...]physanth.org
Business meeting 2016
Susan Anton
Information for the AAPA Annual Business Meeting (Friday April 15th, 2016 at 5:45 pm in Atlanta). All members are invited to join us for the[...]A Guide to Student Events at the 2016 AAPA Annual Meeting
Melanie Beasley
While all events at the AAPA benefit from student involvement, the following highlighted events were compiled by the Student Committee as being of particular interest[...]www.transmittingscience.org
International course on Network Analysis, October 24-28, Barcelona (check grants below)
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration is open for the course “Introduction to Network Analysis in Life Sciences – 3rd edition”. Webpage: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/syst-bio/networks/ GRANTS: Thanks to the donations of former[...]www.uc.pt
Working your fingers to the bone. An interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton
Ana Luisa Santos
The University of Coimbra (World Heritage) welcome you to the Working your fingers to the bone. An interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton. Conference[...]