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CARTA Public Symposium: Origins of Genus Homo

Submitted 7 January 2016 by Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins

Join the live webcast! "Origins of Genus Homo" is the topic of a free public …

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Using R for Biological Anthropology Workshop at AAPA 2016

Submitted 7 January 2016 by 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 computing language and environment used by many STEM professionals. Within R, individuals can create custom scripts for data processing, plotting, and analysis. The workshop is …

Field school

Dmanisi Paleoanthropology Field School 2016

Submitted 6 January 2016 by Ann Margvelashvili

Dmanisi Paleoanthropology Field School (DPFS) is a four-week field course in paleoanthropology at the site …

Course

FACTS 2016 Workshops

Submitted 4 January 2016 by Sophia Mavroudas

Registration is now open for the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS) 2016 Workshops! …

AABA

AAPA Ethics Fellows Program

Submitted 3 January 2016 by AAPA Ethics Committee

The AAPA Ethics Committee has launched an Ethics Fellows Program for the 2016-2017 programmatic year. The fellowship is a valuable professional development opportunity for AAPA members interested in enhancing their ethical literacy. Applications are due February 15, 2016.

http://physanth.org/documents/38/AAPA_Ethics_Fellows_Program_2015.12.30.pdf

AABA

COD-Undergraduate Research Symposium Application is Posted Online

Submitted 27 December 2015 by Cara Wall-Scheffler

The 6th annual Committee on Diversity Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Atlanta. The application for the symposium is now available via this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H6RXH2IcCeoOj2N8MYZfxkskJQNmHIY8KXutdmOgjvs/viewform?usp=send_form). Please encourage your undergraduate students to submit an abstract – it’s a wonderful and enriching experience for …

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New graduate student fellowships to study the evolution of human cognition.

Submitted 23 December 2015 by 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 cognitive aspects of human technological and behavioral evolution, evolution of expertise, evolution of the human brain, language evolution, and how evolved minds create and navigate …

Course

Mercyhurst University Forensic Anthropology Short Courses

Submitted 22 December 2015 by Dr. Alexandra Klales

The Department of Applied Forensic Sciences (DAFS) at Mercyhurst University is offering five Forensic Anthropology short courses during June of 2016. Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, director of DAFS, has been offering these courses since 1992. Each course will be taught by several expert instructors in their respective disciplines and each course …

Course

Forensic Anthropology Center Short Courses

Submitted 18 December 2015 by Giovanna Vidoli

Registration is now available for 2016 summer short courses at the Forensic Anthropology Center at …

AABA

Committee on Diversity Women's Initiative Graduate Student Women's Professional Development Workshop

Submitted 15 December 2015 by COD-Women's Initiative

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 – Atlanta, GA, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Luncheon open to all participants: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (food provided)

This workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities faced by graduate student physical anthropologists and offer practical tools and resources to help women scholars in the early …

Announcement

PhD scholarships- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Submitted 2 December 2015 by 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 call is competitive with external peer review but with good success rate (5 out of 8 last year) it is well worth it.

I would …

Course

From Phenotype to Genotype: The Genetic Bases of Shape, Sept. 6-9, Barcelona (Spain).

Submitted 1 December 2015 by Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno

Registration is open for the course: "From Phenotype to Genotype: The Genetic Bases of Shape …

Conference

International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, 2016 Meeting.....Register Now!

Submitted 27 November 2015 by Cynthia Beall

Call for Abstracts: 2016 International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health Meeting

The second …

AABA

AAPA Executive Committee endorses this statement on sexual harassment and assault

Submitted 10 November 2015 by Susan Anton

The AAPA Executive Committee endorses this statement on sexual harassment and assault, which will be brought to the AAPA membership during the 2016 business meeting for discussion and support from the general membership. The statement was drafted by the 2014 and 2015 AAPA Ethics Committees and amended by the AAPA …

Announcement

Archaeological Field School Scholarship for Minority Students

Submitted 9 November 2015 by 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 obtaining degrees in archaeology. The scholarship is overseen by the Minority Scholarships Committee of the SAA. More information can be found at: http://saa.org/AbouttheSociety/Awards/HistoricallyUnderrepresentedGroupsScholarship/tabid/1516/Default.aspx

Field school

Field Course in Tropical Biology and Primatology: Scholarships Available

Submitted 6 November 2015 by Field Projects International

Field Course in Tropical Biology and Primatology Our courses are organized around several discrete modules in the fields of tropical biology and primatology. At the start of the course, students begin by learning basic orienteering and navigation skills, while becoming familiar with safety and ethics concerning living and working in …

Announcement

Editor

Submitted 5 November 2015 by 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 deadline for early editorial feedback is December 15, 2015. The final deadline is January 15, 2016.

If you have been working on original anthropological research …

AABA

IDEAS 2016 Workshop Application

Submitted 4 November 2015 by Susan Anton

The IDEAS (Increasing Diversity in Evolutionary Anthropological Sciences) Workshop is a one day research and mentoring workshop in advance of the AAPA annual meeting and a mentoring network throughout the meeting. The 2016 workshop will be held April 13 in Atlanta Georgia. The application deadline is November 15, 2015. The …

AABA

2016 COD-WIN Workshop Participant Award For Graduate Student Women Scholars

Submitted 2 November 2015 by Andrea B. Taylor

The AAPA and the Committee on Diversity Women’s Initiative (COD-WIN) are pleased to announce the Workshop Participant Award to assist graduate student women scholars in physical anthropology who will participate in the COD-WIN workshop at the 2016 annual AAPA meeting in Atlanta Georgia. This award provides financial support (maximum $250 …

Field school

Bioanthropology field school on the island of Astypalaia, Greece

Submitted 29 October 2015 by Simon Hillson

This five week field school takes place on Astypalaia, a small, beautiful island in the …

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