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PRImate Morphology Online
The PRIMO (PRImate Morphology Online) database is back online.
Updated Program of the 2010 AAPA meetings
The program was updated Feb 15.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN CADAVER PROSECTION PROGRAM
AUGUST 2010 at the Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest 11th Annual Session
Annual meeting abstracts
The AAPA vice president has contacted all first authors of abstracts submitted for the 2010 AAPA conference regarding the program committee’s decision on the abstracts. If you have not received an e-mail from Dr. Madrigal, please contact her at madrigal@cas.usf.edu.
AAPA Professional Development Grant applications due Jan 15
The American Association of Physical Anthropologists recognizes that the professional development of beginning professionals is critical to the continued health and vitality of the discipline. To that end, the AAPA offers up to six Professional Development Grants annually, each in the amount of $5,000 to qualified recipients.
New Doctoral Program in Ecological Anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio
We are living in a time of unprecedented environmental change. How people impact environments and how environments impact human and nonhuman primates are increasingly complex and important issues. Ecological anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is a holistic and rigorous doctoral program that focuses on the ways in which human and nonhuman primates are embedded within ecological processes and political-economic realities.
NeSCent call for proposals -- SABBATICAL SCHOLARS AND COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUPS
Proposals for Sabbaticals and for collaborative working groups (Working Groups and Catalysis Meetings) are now being accepted at The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent). We are looking to fund innovative approaches to outstanding problems in evolutionary biology. In particular, proposals that have a clear interdisciplinary focus, or involve evolutionary concepts in non-traditional disciplines, are strongly encouraged, as are proposals that demonstrate international participation and a mix of senior and emerging researchers, including graduate students.
Innovative New Anthropology PhD Program at University of Victoria Cross-cuts Disciplinary Boundaries
In September 2010, the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria will commence a new and innovative PhD Program.
NOVA: Becoming Human
This fall, NOVA celebrates the 200th anniversary year of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his famous book the Origin of Species with three evolution-themed programs.
NSTC report and the broader impact of physical anthropological research
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) recently released the report Social, Behavioral and Economic Research in the Federal Context. This report may help you, as a potential PI or reviewer, to think creatively about potential broader impacts of the research you conduct and review, which is one of two merit criteria for NSF proposals.
Nominations for AAPA Officers and Darwin and Lasker Awards due Sept 15th
Open positions are: President-Elect, Vice President, and One Executive Committee Member. Nomination Forms for Darwin and Lasker Awards can be found in the 2010 Call for Papers.
Primate Skeletal Morphology Research Resource
The Caribbean Primate Research Center (CPRC) skeletal research collection includes over 3,500 complete or nearly-complete skeletons (both crania and postcrania) of nonhuman primates, mostly rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta, N>3,000) and patas (Erythrocebus patas, N>250) monkeys.
AJPA named one of the Top 10 most influential Journals of the century
The Special Libraries Association Biomedical and Life Sciences Division (DBIO) Top Ten Journals were chosen based on the winners of 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine over the last 100 years.
NSF Modification of REU Site and Supplement Solicitation
A new revised Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) solicitation NSF 09-598 has been published by the National Science Foundation.
Dermatoglyphics Student Paper Award
The American Dermatoglyphics Association (ADA) announces a Student Paper Award which will be given for the best student dermatoglyhics paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) in 2010. This annual award includes $500 and one-year free membership in the ADA.
ON-LINE COURSE IN MORPHOMETRICS FROM MANCHESTER
I am pleased to announce this year's morphometrics course from the University of Manchester. This year's course will run in the six weeks from 9 November to 18 December 2009.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SAR RESEARCH TEAM SEMINARS
The School for Advanced Research announces a new research team short seminar program to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary research in anthropology.
NSF Modification of Maximum for DDIG Awards and Reminder of Essential NSF Proposal Elements
Effective for the Fall 2009 funding cycle, The Physical Anthropology program at the National Science Foundation has raised the maximum allowable request for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement (DDIG) proposals to $20,000.
New NSF solicitations for ARRA support for research infrastructure
On May 11th the National Science Foundation (NSF) released two new or revised solicitations for proposals which will be funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or "stimulus package".
