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COD-AACT Committee Report on Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) and Best Practices for Student Evaluations

Submitted 22 April 2019 by Anne L. Grauer

The AAPA COD-AACT Committee report provides background and recommendations on current research concerning Student Evaluations …

Announcement

Nominations due MAY 7th - Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology

Submitted 22 April 2019 by Susan Antón for AAAS Section H

NOMINATIONS DUE May 7th, 2019

Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology Section H (Anthropology) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Purpose: To recognize meritorious scientific contributions to the field of anthropology by mid-career anthropologists*. Criteria:

Mid-career is generally defined as about 10-20 years post PhD. …

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AAPA adopts new Statement on Race and Racism

Submitted 17 April 2019 by Anne L. Grauer

The AAPA has a new Statement on Race and Racism!

Thank you to the …

Course

Forensic Anthropology Short Courses

Submitted 5 April 2019 by Christine Bailey

Western Carolina University’s Forensic Anthropology Program along with the Division on Educational Outreach, are pleased …

Conference

2nd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 2)

Submitted 5 April 2019 by Efthymia Nikita

The Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC; http://starc.cyi.ac.cy/) of the Cyprus Institute (http://www.cyi.ac.cy/) is pleased to announce the dates for the 2nd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 2): 12-14 November 2019.

This international congress aims …

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2019 Student Presentation Award Winners!

Submitted 3 April 2019 by Leslie Aiello

The AAPA congratulates the 2019 Student Presentation Award winners (88th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, March …

Announcement

Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute

Submitted 23 March 2019 by James Herrera

Announcing the TriCEM Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute We are excited to announce that we are …

Course

3D Morphometrics summer workshop at University of Washington Friday Harbor Lab

Submitted 20 March 2019 by Murat Maga

We will be running a 3D morphometrics workshop at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs from 08/25 thru 08/31, 2019, as part of our SlicerMorph project. We are working on finalizing the program, which will be posted on the website (https://SlicerMorph.github.io/2019_Summer_Workshop) in the next two weeks.

Workshop …

Field school

Transylvania Bioarchaeology 2019 - Jucu de Sus Field School

Submitted 15 March 2019 by Kori Lea Filipek

Transylvania Bioarchaeology, in collaboration with the Romanian Institute of Archaeology and Art History (Cluj-Napoca), are …

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NOMAD Science Bioarchaeology and Conservation Field School

Submitted 13 March 2019 by Dr. Julia Kate Clark

The illegal looting of ancient burial sites has become a big problem in Northern Mongolia. …

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The AAPA announces the 2019 Cobb Professional Development grantees

Submitted 12 March 2019 by Leslie Aiello

The AAPA is pleased to announce the 2019 Cobb Professional Development Grantees. The association recognizes …

Conference

American Society of Primatologists

Submitted 7 March 2019 by Mollie Bloomsmith

The annual conference of the American Society of Primatologists will be held August 21-24, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. Invited talks will be given by Stephen Nash, Marilyn Norconk, Dorothy Fragaszy and Karen Strier. Abstracts for individual presentations are due March 31, 2019. For more details go to asp.org

Course

MSc in Forensic Osteology and Field Recovery Methods

Submitted 7 March 2019 by Chris Deter

MSc in Forensic Osteology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

University of Kent, School …

Announcement

Finding Lucy -- a new exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Submitted 6 March 2019 by Leslie Aiello

Show your AAPA badge from March 24, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and get a …

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Trudy Turner -- New Editor of AJPA

Submitted 5 March 2019 by Leslie Aiello

The AAPA Executive Committee and Paul-André Genest, Senior Editor at Wiley Publishers, are pleased to …

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Bioarchaeology of Children - Juvenile Osteology Research Laboratory Workshop (Transylvania, Romania)

Submitted 5 March 2019 by Dr. Jonathan Bethard (USF)

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 European frontier, the Ottoman invasion of Europe, the spread of both the Reformation and Counter-Reformation) impact physically local populations, especially the children. The very good …

Conference

CARTA 10th Anniversary Symposium: Revisiting the Agenda

Submitted 3 March 2019 by Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins

Join the live webcast! "CARTA 10th Anniversary: Revisiting the Agenda” is the topic of a …

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Summer 2019 NSF-REU Site: Bioarchaeology of Bronze Age Social Systems

Submitted 23 February 2019 by Jaime Ullinger and Lesley Gregoricka

We are pleased to announce a new National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF …

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Bioarchaeology Field School in Ecuador

Submitted 19 February 2019 by Nicole Jastremski

Central Washington University is excited to announce that applications for its Bioarchaeology Field School in Ecuador are available at www.cwu.edu/studyabroad/apply. The field school will be held in Salango, Ecuador from August 11-August 31, 2019. Students can earn 3 credits of Anth 493. Students will gain experience in analyzing prehistoric …

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AABA is an Inaugural Member of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM

Submitted 19 February 2019 by Leslie Aiello

LEADING SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCE NEW INITIATIVE: SOCIETIES CONSORTIUM ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN STEMM

Joint Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leading academic and professional societies have announced their launch of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) to advance professional and ethical …

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