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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · Aug 19

Part two of our deep dive on the proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs is Aug. 21. Led by Kelvin Droegemeier and Sudip Parikh, we’ll examine pressure points, dive into Q&A, and hear insights from policymaking process. Register now: https://aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HND05sk2QPKjqGc5UXdu1Q

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Sharon DeWitte @sharondewitte.bsky.social · Jul 30

This paper was a long time coming - includes data gathered over many years via support from multiple #NSF and #WennerGren grants.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Childhood nutritional stress and later-life health outcomes in medieval England: Evidence from incremental dentine analysis

Childhood malnutrition may have led to poor adult health in medieval England and became less common after the Black Death.

www.science.org

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University of Colorado Population Center @cupopulationcenter.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions. By CUPC associate director @lesja.bsky.social, @karenguzzo.bsky.social and @shelleydclark.bsky.social theconversation.com/fears-that-f...

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions

While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.

theconversation.com

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Sharon DeWitte @sharondewitte.bsky.social · Jul 24

My department is hiring a Grad Program assistant - deadline is soon!

Graduate Program Professional

jobs.colorado.edu

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The Human Biology Association @humbioassociation.bsky.social · Apr 30

As part of the community-based Settlement Ecology of Early Rural America (SEERA) Project, this study uses census data to examine changes in health patterns in rural Madison County New York (c. 1850-1880).

Health and Mortality in the 19th‐Century Rural United States: The Second Epidemiological Transition in Madison County, New York

Objectives A number of studies have examined changes in mortality and health during industrialization in both the United States and Western Europe; however, most of this work has focused on urban co...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Sharon DeWitte @sharondewitte.bsky.social · Dec 16

The sounds of the holidays: carols, sleigh bells, my parents sighing every time their landline rings...

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Institute of Behavioral Science at CU Boulder @cuboulderibs.bsky.social · Dec 2

Our final #IBSSpeakerSeries of 2024 is today at noon! Professor of #Anthropology, @sharondewitte.bsky.social , will walk us through her #dentalanalysis of #MedievalEngland children.

Join us for a light lunch at Richard Jessor 155A.
The lecture is also available via Zoom: lnkd.in/gf4-vMtB

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Sharon DeWitte @sharondewitte.bsky.social · Feb 6

You have an uncanny ability to post a link to a crucial article right when I need it. My expression of gratitude is long overdue :)

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Sharon DeWitte @sharondewitte.bsky.social · Jan 4

I’m so sorry. We never get enough time with them 💔

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