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CARTA Symposium on “Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future”
Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins, CARTA Community Relations Director
Join the live webcast! “Human-Climate Interactions and Evolution: Past and Future” is the topic of a free public symposium hosted by the UCSD/Salk Center for[...]
Charles Darwin award winner 2015: Phyllis Dolhinow
Brenda Baker
Charles Darwin award winner, Phyllis Dolhinow, with nominators Agustin Fuentes and Katie[...]
Lasker Award Winner 2015: Dennis O’Rourke
Brenda Baker
Lasker recipient, Dennis O’Rourke, with his nominator, Trudy[...]
Anatomy in Anthropology joint student awards 2015
Brenda Baker
Best Podium Presentation (Left) Ian George Mapping Language Networks in the Human Brain. Best Poster (Right) Zachariah Hubbell Age-Related Trends in Human Trabecular Bone Connectivity[...]
Student Awards 2015
Anthony Di Fiore
BACK ROW: JAMES HERRERA (Stony Brook) Environmental instability and functional traits explain lemur ecological community structure (Poster) – Earnest Hooton Prize MARYJKA BLASZCZYK (NYU) Boldness[...]
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UMass Bioarchaeology and Forensic Field School
Sarah Mathena
This course introduces students to the role of the biological anthropologist, archaeologist and forensic scientist in excavations of human remains. A few spots are still[...]
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Field Primatology Course in South Africa
Brandi Wren
Spots are still available for Sepela Field Programs’ Field Primatology Course in South Africa. Students will spend three weeks in the field, learning how to[...]
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Anthropology Study Abroad in Croatia
Morana Jarec
Since 2009 Institute for Anthropological Research, Croatia, is organizing summer schools for undergraduate students. Program is created according to the interest of the student group[...]
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9th ISABS Conference on Forensic and Anthropologic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures in Individualized Medicine
Morana Jarec
9th ISABS Conference on Forensic and Anthropologic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures in Individualized Medicine will be held in Bol, Island of Brač, Republic of[...]
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Course Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics – 6th Edition.
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
There are a few slots still available in the course “INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS- 6 th edition”. AAPA MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED A 20 % DISCOUNT[...]
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DANTA Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics
DANTA Tropical Biology Field Courses 2015 Do you have an interest in primates, tropical ecology and/or conservation? Are you looking to gain valuable field experience?[...]
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Field School – Extinct and Endangered Primates in Madagascar
Mitchell Irwin
Do you have an interest in primate evolutionary history and how they fit into ecosystems? Living primate ecology & behavior and how to quantify it[...]
AAPA Auction 2015
Susan Anton
Proceeds Benefit Student Travel THURSDAY MARCH 26th – Grand Ballroom A/B Silent Auction starts at 4:30 pm Live Auction starts circa 6:45 New this year[...]
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Learn About Humanity’s Place in Nature at the Turkana Basin Institute’s Origins Field School Semester Abroad Program in Kenya
Dr. Jason E. Lewis
Do you want to learn about ancient humans and the environments in which they lived, discover fossils and artifacts, and visit field sites where some[...]
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ACQUIRING AND POST-PROCESSING 3D DATA IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Stefano Benazzi
Nowadays the virtual environment is becoming pivotal in anthropology, archaeology, medical and dental field. New technologies for acquiring and post-processing three-dimensional (3D) image data, originally[...]
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Field School: Primate Conservation Genetics in South Africa
Joseph G. Lorenz
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore conservation issues in primate populations. You will observe primates in their natural habitats, interact with[...]
Career Development Panel at AAPA annual meeting 2015
Joan Richtsmeier
Announcing AAPA Career Development Panel – Friday noon-2 pm “Adversity, Strategy and Success” Come, share, listen and discuss with our panelists whose very different life[...]
AAPA 2015 Professional Development Grants
Joan Richtsmeier
We had a strong set of applications for the 2015 Professional Development. Five proposals were funded, each in the amount of $5000. The five grantees[...]
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Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine “Catalysis Meeting”: Biodiversity, Conservation and Infectious Disease
Charles Nunn
On May 4-6, 2015, the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM), the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) and the Duke Tropical Conservation Initiative (DTCI) will[...]
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Human Biology of Poverty | 2015 SSHB Symposium
Dr Francisca Alves CArdoso - Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA), Portugal
Human Biology of Poverty | 2015 SSHB Symposium Lisbon, Portugal – 2-5 September 2015 Poverty has its nefarious roots embedded in social, political and economic[...]
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Rohlf Medal 2015
Paul O'Higgins
2015 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Rohlf Medal The Rohlf Medal was established in 2006 by the family and friends of F. James Rohlf to mark[...]
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Student Presentation Awards Competition deadline is March 1st
Anthony Di Fiore
Attention students! The deadline to submit applications for the Student Presentation Awards Competition is March 1st. At its annual meeting, the American Association of Physical[...]
AAAG Education Event at the 2015 AAPAs: Outreach and Public Engagement in Anthropological Genetics
Heather Norton
This year’s AAAG Education workshop is entitled “Outreach and Public Engagement in Anthropological Genetics” and will take place on Wednesday March 25 from 1-4 pm[...]
AAPA Auction Items Sought and Auction Photo Contest!
Susan Anton
The AAPA Auction is nearly here! And once again we are looking for your donated items including your best field photos to auction. If you[...]
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Call for participation in our survey about publication practices and performance measurement practices in science
Stefanie Ringelhan
Dear colleagues, As part of the FAceS project (www.faces.wi.tum.de/), the Chair for Strategy and Organization (Prof. Isabell M. Welpe) at the Technische Universität München, Germany,[...]
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AAPA Luncheon featuring Nina Jablonski
EA Quinn
Saturday March 28, 2015 Dr. Nina Jablonski “Skin Pigmentation is Relevant to Everything that Physical Anthropologists Aspire to Do” Nina G. Jablonski is Distinguished Professor[...]
OTPAG Awards – NEW THIS YEAR: POSTDOC AWARDS
Ellen Quillen
Four American Association of Anthropological Genetics’ (AAAG) Outstanding Trainee Presentation Awards will be given out this year. The Outstanding Trainee Presentations in Anthropological Genetics (OTPAG)[...]
Primate field school in Costa Rica: Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
Dr. Laura Bolt
Are you looking for a primate field school this summer? I am instructing two sessions of a 4-week Primate Behavior and Ecology field school through[...]
www.morphosource.org
MorphoSource: An open-access, project-based web-archive where researchers and museums can share and access 3D morphological datasets
Doug M. Boyer
Authors Doug M. Boyer (1), Seth Kaufman (2), Gregg F. Gunnell (3), Edward Gomes (4), James O. Thostenson (5) Affiliations (1) Duke University, Trinity College[...]
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Bioarchaeology and Forensic Field School and Laboratory Analysis
Sarah Mathena
This course introduces students to the role of the biological anthropologist, archaeologist and forensic scientist in excavations of human remains. The course will be divided[...]