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4th Annual Humboldt State University Anthropology Research Symposium

Submitted 12 February 2016 by 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 will take place in the Kate Buchanan Room at Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, CA from 5PM-9PM on March 24th. The symposium showcases independent undergraduate …

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ACQUIRING AND POST-PROCESSING 3D DATA IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Submitted 9 February 2016 by Stefano Benazzi

SUMMER SCHOOL IN:

ACQUIRING AND POST-PROCESSING 3D DATA IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

27June - 1July 2016 Department of Cultural Heritage (University of Bologna, Italy)

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 developed …

AABA

Student prizes 2016

Submitted 8 February 2016 by Leslea Hlusko

The American Association of Physical Anthropologists awards seven prizes to outstanding student presentations at the annual meeting. For a list of these and their descriptions, please see the Student Presentation Awards page. To apply, visit this link:

http://physanth.org/forms/student-presentation-prize-2016/

Conference

SMBE Satellite Workshop on the Genetics of Admixed Populations: May 18-20, 2016 San Antonio, TX

Submitted 8 February 2016 by Heather Norton

The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) satellite workshop, Genetics of Admixed Populations, will be held in San Antonio, TX May 18-20, 2016.

Early registration deadline is February 15, 2016, with a final registration deadline of March 15, 2016. A limited number of travel awards are available through SMBE …

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2016 Family Care Award Application For Early Career Women Scholars

Submitted 8 February 2016 by Andrea B. Taylor

The AAPA and the Committee on Diversity Women’s Initiative (COD-WIN) are pleased to offer the Family Care Award to assist early career women scholars in physical anthropology who are caring for a dependent family member (child or elder care) at home. This award provides financial support (maximum $600 per award) …

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AAPA Addresses Sexual and Other Harassment

Submitted 8 February 2016 by Susan Anton

AAPA Addresses Sexual and Other Harassment

To foster a community of inclusion and respect in which we can focus all of our attention on our science, the AAPA Executive and other committees have developed a number of resources, initiatives, and new programming. Following an open letter from the President and …

Announcement

New Graduate Programme: 1 year MSc in Bioarchaeology at Liverpool John Moores University

Submitted 4 February 2016 by Dr De Groote

Bioarchaeology is an exciting and fast-advancing science that combines archaeology with branches of the natural …

Announcement

Four fully funded interdisciplinary PhD in biological anthropology and drone (UAV) technology

Submitted 3 February 2016 by 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 to the exciting and rapidly emerging field of Drone Technology and Applied Drone Technology. This strategic investment by the Faculties supports a total of four …

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Field Course: Tropical Biology & Primatology (Peru)

Submitted 29 January 2016 by Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa

Field Projects International is offering two new Tropical Biology and Primatology courses for summer 2016. Held at the Los Amigos Biological Field station in Southeastern Peru, students will receive training in basic orienteering and navigation, behavioral observation, radio telemetry, recording and manipulating spatial data, tree-climbing, and more. These hands-on exercises …

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Course The Use of Phylogenies in the Study of Macroevolution, Sept. 19-23, Barcelona.

Submitted 28 January 2016 by Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno

Registration is open for the course "THE USE OF PHYLOGENIES IN THE STUDY OF MACROEVOLUTION …

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NSF statement on harassment at grantee institutions

Submitted 27 January 2016 by R. Ferrell

Press Statement 16-002 The National Science Foundation (NSF) will not tolerate harassment at grantee institutions.

January 25, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) joins with other leading U.S. scientific organizations to emphasize its strong commitment to preventing harassment and to eradicate gender-based discrimination in science...http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=137466

Field school

2016 Excavation-based field school in Bioarchaeology on St. Croix, USVI

Submitted 25 January 2016 by Molly Zuckerman

This archaeological and bioarchaeological field school will take place at the Aklis site, a prehistoric …

Announcement

Workshop on Dental Wear sponsored by the Dental Anthropology Association

Submitted 25 January 2016 by James Watson

Please join us for a workshop on dental wear to be held on Wednesday, April …

Course

New MSc program on Global Urban Health starting Oct 2016

Submitted 21 January 2016 by Ursula Wittwer-Backofen

Freiburg University is currently setting up a new postgraduate one year Master course in Global Urban Health which will start in October 2016. It will include major anthropological fields such as evolutionary aspects of adaptation, sociobiology, humans in their urban environment, nutrition, growth and development, aging, and will focus on …

Conference

20th European Anthropological Association (EAA) Congress: European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to Global Biology

Submitted 21 January 2016 by Morana Jarec

20th European Anthropological Association (EAA) Congress: European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to …

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Our African Origins public symposium at University of Missouri

Submitted 19 January 2016 by Carol Ward

The story of where humans came from starts in Africa – we are all Africans. …

Announcement

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 1 - Field Notes: a Journal of Collegiate Anthropology

Submitted 18 January 2016 by Field Notes: A Journal of Collegiate Anthropology

Field Notes: A Journal of Collegiate Anthropology, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s anthropological journal for student …

Announcement

Workshop on Dental Wear sponsored by the Dental Anthropology Association

Submitted 18 January 2016 by James Watson

Please join us for a workshop on dental wear to be held on April 12, …

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AAPA 2016 Meeting program now online

Submitted 16 January 2016 by Ed Hagen

Abstract acceptance confirmation emails for the 2016 Annual Meeting were sent on December 9, 2015. Presentation days and times are now available in the online meeting program:

http://meeting.physanth.org/program/2016/

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Student Union Colloquium

Submitted 13 January 2016 by Jessica Skinner

Dear Anthropology Students,

The ASU Anthropology Student Colloquium will be held Saturday, March 26, 2016. …

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