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Digital Standards for Research Data from Human Skeletal Collections – Workshop in Freiburg
Carolin Hachmann
The Biological Anthropology department at Freiburg University (Germany) is currently developing a digital standard for human skeletal data. It can be used to produce structured[...]universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com
Grappling with race during fieldwork
Jim Bindon
My colleague, Jo Weaver (ljweaver@ua.edu), and I are conducting research into how anthropologists interact with race in fieldwork and teaching. We have a brief survey[...]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[...]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[...]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.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[...]AAPA CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 12:00-2:00 Friday April 15th in Atlanta
Joan Richtsmeier
This year at the AAPA meetings in Atlanta, the Executive Committee has invited Randall Robaudo of SciPhD (http://sciphd.com/) to host a Career Development Workshop. In[...]www2.humboldt.edu
4th Annual Humboldt State University Anthropology Research Symposium
Carolyn E. Hinson
The symposium is a student led event that is supported by the Department of Anthropology, and College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The event[...]www.ljmu.ac.uk
New Graduate Programme: 1 year MSc in Bioarchaeology at Liverpool John Moores University
Dr De Groote
Bioarchaeology is an exciting and fast-advancing science that combines archaeology with branches of the natural sciences. Study focuses on the key topics pertaining to human[...]Four fully funded interdisciplinary PhD in biological anthropology and drone (UAV) technology
LJMU
The Faculty of Engineering & Technology and the Faculty of Science at Liverpool John Moores University would like to announce four new PhD positions related[...]www.dentalanthropology.org
Workshop on Dental Wear sponsored by the Dental Anthropology Association
James Watson
Please join us for a workshop on dental wear to be held on Wednesday, April 13, at this year’s AAPA meetings. The workshop is free[...]uwm.academia.edu
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 1 – Field Notes: a Journal of Collegiate Anthropology
Field Notes: A Journal of Collegiate Anthropology
Field Notes: A Journal of Collegiate Anthropology, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s anthropological journal for student research, is now accepting submissions for our eighth volume, to[...]www.dentalanthropology.org
Workshop on Dental Wear sponsored by the Dental Anthropology Association
James Watson
Please join us for a workshop on dental wear to be held on April 12, at this year’s AAPA meetings. The workshop is free to[...]www.davidpappano.com
Using R for Biological Anthropology Workshop at AAPA 2016
David Pappano
This year at the annual meetings in Atlanta there will be a workshop on using R for biological anthropology. R is a open source statistical[...]cogs.indiana.edu
New graduate student fellowships to study the evolution of human cognition.
Tom Schoenemann
The Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University Bloomington has multiple five-year graduate student fellowships available to study the evolution of human cognition. Research areas include[...]www.research.ie
PhD scholarships- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Ron Pinhasi
The Irish Research Council has just opened the 2016 call of applications for fully funded 4 year PhD scholarships (Deadline, 3, February, 2016) http://www.research.ie/scheme/government-ireland-postgraduate-scholarship-scheme-2016 The[...]saa.org
Archaeological Field School Scholarship for Minority Students
Christina Torres-Rouff
The SAA Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship (HUGS) supports field school participation and is now accepting applications. HUGS aims to increase the number of under-represented minorities[...]uwm.academia.edu
Editor
Lindsey JH Thorson
Field Notes: A Journal of Collegiate Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee’s anthropological journal, is now accepting submissions for Volume 8, to be published in the spring. The preliminary[...]www.wennergren.org
New Grant Opportunity: Innovations in the Public Awareness of Anthropology
Leslie Aiello
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2016. As part of our anniversary initiatives we are introducing a new grant[...]www.nsf.gov
NSF Alan T. Waterman Award
R. Ferrell
2016 ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD ~ The National Science Foundation’s Highest Honor~ (DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23, 2015) The National Science Foundation is pleased to accept nominations[...]www.nsf.gov
NSF Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)
R. Ferrell
Deadline February 29, 2016 As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic[...]www.nij.gov
National Institute of Justice Graduate Fellowship
R. Ferrell
NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program supports doctoral students engaged in research that advances NIJ’s mission. To learn more about the GRF-STEM program and see[...]www.ncseteach.com
Help educators talk about evolution with the Scientist in the Classroom program!
Minda Berbeco
The National Center for Science Education is piloting a new program this fall to get early career scientists into K-12 classrooms to talk about climate[...]MSAundergradresearch.org
NEW! Middle Stone Age NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates in Ethiopia
John Kappelman
Announcing a new Research Experience for Undergraduates that combines a month of field work in the Middle Stone Age of Ethiopia with an additional month[...]www.transmittingscience.org
Cladistics workshop, June 2015, Barcelona, Spain
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration is open for the workshop “QUANTITATIVE CLADISTICS AND USE OF TNT – 2nd Edition”, June 29 – July 3, 2015. Instructors: Dr. Goloboff and[...]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[...]www.umass.edu
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[...]danta.info
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?[...]uwmilwaukee.studioabroad.com
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[...]