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Mercyhurst University Summer Short Courses

Submitted 24 February 2017 by Kelsey Carpenter

Mercyhurst University Forensic Anthropology is excited to announce their annual summer short courses will be …

Announcement

AAAS Anthropology Section announces the Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology

Submitted 24 February 2017 by Carol Ward, Chair, AAAS Section H

AAAS Section H is proud to announce the inaugural Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

Information Circulating Regarding House Bill from 2016

Submitted 15 February 2017 by 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 was originally posted in February, 2016.

It is not known why it has reappeared, but we will try to find out. In any …

AABA

AAPA New Orleans - Overflow Hotel Information - Westin New Orleans

Submitted 13 February 2017 by 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 a comparable price at the nearby Westin New Orleans Canal Place at 100 Rue Iberville. HBA and PPA are holding their meetings at the Westin. …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

AAPA joins AAAS Multisociety Letter on Immigration Order

Submitted 12 February 2017 by 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 as a signatory to the AAAS letter on the Executive Order on Immigration. Read More Here...

Course

Acquiring and post-processing 3D data in Anthropology and Archaeology

Submitted 10 February 2017 by Department of Cultural Heritage (Ravenna) _ University of Bologna

Nowadays the virtual environment is becoming pivotal in anthropology, archaeology, medical and dental field. New …

Conference

CARTA Public Symposium - Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny

Submitted 8 February 2017 by Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins

Join the live webcast! "Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny" is the …

Announcement

Student Presentation Awards Competition, Due Date 1 March 2017

Submitted 7 February 2017 by Leslea J. Hlusko

AAPA will award seven prizes to outstanding student presentations at the annual meeting in New Orleans. All student members who are giving a podium or poster presentation are welcome and encouraged to compete so long as the first author of the presentation is the student competing for a prize. In …

Field school

University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2017 Field School in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Submitted 6 February 2017 by Adam Zimmer

This UMass Amherst field course introduces students to the role of the biological anthropologist, archaeologist, …

Field school

Primate Health and Communication Field Course

Submitted 5 February 2017 by Field Projects International

Field Projects International is offering a field course on Primate Health and Communication, to be …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

AAPA Science Policy Committee Members

Submitted 5 February 2017 by Susan Antón

The AAPA has formed a Science Policy Committee to advise the association on how to best promote, maintain, and communicate rigorous science. Drs. Mark Weiss and Karen Strier are the committee co-chairs. Members are: Drs. Claudia Valeggia, Dennis O'Rourke, Omer Gokcumen, Amy Rector-Verrelli and Anne Stone (who is also the …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

March for Science and AAPA (UPDATE)

Submitted 4 February 2017 by Josh Snodgrass

As most of you already know, there is a March for Science being held in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 22 in order to celebrate science and to issue a call to support and safeguard the scientific community and the scientific process. A parallel march is being organized in New …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

March for Science and AAPA

Submitted 3 February 2017 by Susan Antón, President AAPA

Recently a Scientists March on Washington has been announced for the afternoon of April 22 (the Saturday of the meetings as well as Earth Day; https://www.marchforscience.com). There are satellite marches planned locally in New Orleans. We are currently considering ways that AAPA members who are interested can be involved …

Announcement

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Public Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research: Capacity-building, community-building, and direction-setting

Submitted 2 February 2017 by R. Ferrell

In PPSR, members of the public partner with scientists and engineers to solve complex problems …

Course

Advanced course Geometric Morphometrics in R, August 14-18, Calgary (Canada)

Submitted 2 February 2017 by Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno

The fourth edition of the course "Geometrics Morphometrics in R" will be offered in Calgary …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

AAPA Science Policy Committee

Submitted 29 January 2017 by Susan Antón

The AAPA has formed a Science Policy Committee to advise the association on how to best promote, maintain, and communicate rigorous science in the current political environment. The announcements posted here will relate to potential threats to the ability of AAPA members to undertake and/or communicate our science. If you …

AABA Science Policy (internal only)

NEH funding threatened

Submitted 29 January 2017 by Susan Antón

While the latest budget has not yet been sent to congress, there has been suggestion that both National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH; which in part funds archaeological research) and the National Endowment for the Arts will be cut. The Society for American Archaeology has sent this link to members …

Field school

Field School - Extinct and Endangered Primates in Madagascar

Submitted 27 January 2017 by Mitch Irwin and Karen Samonds

Northern Illinois University, the University of Antananarivo and the NGO Sadabe are pleased to offer …

Course

Course INTRODUCTION TO 3D IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES: PHOTOGRAMMETRY, LASER, CT-SCAN AND MICRO CT-SCAN FOR LIFE SCIENCES

Submitted 27 January 2017 by Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno

This course is addressed to life sciences researchers and technicians who routinely work with complex …

AABA

The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017: Alan Walker

Submitted 18 January 2017 by Anne C. Stone, AAPA executive committee member and nominations chair

This Darwin Award recognizes the prominence Alan Walker’s work has brought to our discipline through …

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