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The American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA) is a professional organization for biological anthropologists. See website for more info! 💻
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Do you have unprovenienced human remains in your teaching or research collection? Do you want to learn how to reconstruct their histories, and how to be ethical stewards of them? We're holding a workshop on this on December 11th! More information here: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A flyer with a blue and white background. Text reads: AABA Webinar Series Tracing forgotten histories: identifying unprovenienced human skeletal remains and establishing best practices for their ethical treatment. 11 December, 2025 at 12:00pm EST. Many teaching and museum collections house human remains with little or no provenience, creating major challenges for ethical stewardship. This webinar, inspired by last year's AABA workshop, brings together experts who have successfully reconstructed documentation for unprovenienced remains. Panelists will share practical methods--archival research, handwriting analysis, osteology, taphonomy, and more--and discuss collaborative strategies for navigating these complex cases. Join us to connect, learn, and build community around this critical work. Speakers: Chris Dudor (National Museum of Natural History), Siân Halcrow (Durham University), Chip Colwell (Sapiens), Celisse Fricker-Chilcote (University of Kentucky). Organizers: Alyson Caine (James Madison University), Irene Hochgraf-Camerom (University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology), Karen Weinstein (Dickenson College).
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, support the AABA community fund. Your donation supports student funding awards and other community initiatives. Even a small gift helps! bioanth.org/donate
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December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Please join us on December 11 at 12pm EST for the AABA Webinar, "Tracing Forgotten Histories: Identifying Unprovenienced Human Skeletal Remains and Establishing Best Practices for their Ethical Treatment." Registration here: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer with blue background and speaker and organizer images in circles: Chris Dudar, Sian Halcrow, Chip Colwell, Celise Fricker-Chilcote, Alyson Caine, Irene Hochgraf-Camerom, Karen Weinstein. AABA logo in top right corner. Text: AABA WEBINAR SERIES TRACING FORGOTTEN HISTORIES: IDENTIFYING UNPROVENIENCED HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS AND ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES FOR THEIR ETHICAL TREATMENT 11 DECEMBER, 2025 AT 12:00 PM EST Many teaching and museum collections house human remains with little or no provenience, creating major challenges for ethical stewardship. This webinar, inspired by last year’s AABA workshop, brings together experts who have successfully reconstructed documentation for unprovenienced remains. Panelists will share practical methods—archival research, handwriting analysis, osteology, taphonomy, and more—and discuss collaborative strategies for navigating these complex cases. Join us to connect, learn, and build community around this critical work.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Herman Pontzer (Duke U) will deliver the plenary lecture at #AABA2026 on “Calories In, Calories Out: Energy, Ecology, and Evolution in Humans and other Primates.” Be sure to join us!
Herman Pontzer pictured from the shoulders up wearing a black polo shirt and facing the camera, standing in front of blurred out trees
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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#AABA2025 Saturday workshops:
Orange and yellow graphic with white text box. Heading: AABA 2025 SAT. WORKSHOPS. Listed below is a list of workshops: Is it rare? Make it F.A.I.R.! Hands-on workshop on cooperative research approaches to the study of ancient rare diseases, 8:00-9:30am, registration requested Teaching about race, racism, and human variation: video and related teaching resources, 9:00-11:00am Tracing Forgotten Histories: Identifying Unprovenienced Human Skeletal Remains and Establishing Best Practices for their Ethical Treatment, 2:00-6:30pm At the bottom of the graphic is a tinyurl link: tinurl.com/aaba2025workshops
March 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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#AABA2025 Friday workshops:
Orange and yellow graphic with white text box. Heading: AABA 2025 FRI. WORKSHOPS. Listed below is a list of workshops: Zombie ideologies in biological anthropology: confronting undead ideas around genetics, behavior, and race, 8:00-10:00am Disabled and neurodivergent community, perspectives, and identity in biological anthropology, 10:30am-12:00pm, registration requested Submitting and reviewing for the AABA Journal, 2:00-3:30pm Indigenous knowledge and evolutionary science: bridging knowledge systems in biological anthropology, 4:00-6:00pm At the bottom of the graphic is a tinyurl link: tinurl.com/aaba2025workshops
March 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#AABA2025 Thursday workshops:
Orange and yellow graphic with white text box. Heading: AABA 2025 THURS. WORKSHOPS. Listed below is a list of workshops: Challenges in open science and data sharing in biological anthropology worldwide, 2:30-6:00pm, registration requested COD-AACT: Staying HIP: using high impact practices in teaching bioanthropology, 2:45-4:45pm Biological anthropology is people: an art, culture, and science engagement exhibition, 4:30-7:00pm Make learning magical: gamification in college level coursework, 5:00-6:30pm At the bottom of the graphic is a tinyurl link: tinurl.com/aaba2025workshops
March 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#AABA2025 Wednesday workshops:
Orange and yellow graphic with white text box. Heading: AABA 2025 WED. WORKSHOPS. Listed below is a list of workshops: Building broader impact, 9:00am-12:00pm COD-WIN: Empowering women leaders in biological anthropology, 1:00-4:00pm CSViewer for Analysts 2.0, 1:00-5:00pm What happens to my grant proposal? A peek into the peer review process through mock review! 1:00-5:00pm, registration required At the bottom of the graphic is a tinyurl link: tinurl.com/aaba2025workshops
March 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Sang-Hee Lee is the 2025 recipient of the AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith. bioanth.org/about/the-aa... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Sang-Hee Lee, the 2025 recipient of the AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith. For more than a decade, Dr. Lee has been one of the most impactful researchers communicating the science of biological anthropology to the global public. Her public influence is especially notable via the success of her YouTube channel and her Korean-language books for both children and adults.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Lorena Madrigal is the 2025 recipient of the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award. bioanth.org/about/the-ga... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Lorena Madrigal, the 2025 recipient of the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award. Over the course of her forty years of continuous involvement with the AABA, Dr. Madrigal has served in nearly every leadership role available in the association. One of her most poignant and forward-looking contributions as President of the AABA was elevating the Ethics Committee to a standing committee.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Kay Behrensmeyer is the 2025 recipient of the The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. bioanth.org/about/the-ch... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Kay Behrensmeyer, the 2025 recipient of the The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Her foundational work on the environments of fossil hominins, and the processes that led to their fossilization and preservation, have shaped the way that modern paleoanthropologists conduct their field research. Nomination materials emphasized Dr. Behrensmeyer’s trailblazing career, expansive mentorship, and outreach efforts.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Are you interested in organizing a workshop at #AABA2025? Workshop proposal applications are due November 15! More info here: bioanth.org/94th-annual-...
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November 4, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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The abstract portal for #AABA2025 in Baltimore, Maryland is now live! Read the abstract submission instructions here bioanth.org/94th-annual-... and submit your abstract by October 15!
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September 15, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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The IDEAS Program Workshop at #AABA2025 provides a suite of activities to engage issues of scholarship, professional preparation, and community building. Application forms for Faculty Scholars and Student Scholars are now open! bioanth.org/about/divers...
Flyer for IDEAS Program Workshop Faculty Scholars. Lists eligibility (postdoctoral researcher or adjunct faculty, early career full time faculty, advanced career faculty) and workshop overview (full day programming before AABA annual meetings with student scholars, access to peer-mentoring network, faculty scholars will receive $250 to cover cost of additional night's lodging). Applications due by October 15. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebzZNJIw0oAV7AWP_kdo6aggiv4_kVdyws_bXrDOi9c9okeg/viewform Flyer for IDEAS Program Workshop Student Scholars. Eligibility: current undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students in biological anthropology programs or related disciplines, recommendation required. Workshop overview: full-day programming before AABA annual meetings with faculty scholars, access to mentoring and networking opportunities with IDEAS faculty, student scholars will receive a travel stipend and AABA meeting registration fee waiver. Applications due by November 1. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfczvxtryP2-0u44swgWS3opvLFXpUjLX4Kl-VyBVA_fcOZ1Q/viewform
September 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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Have an idea for a symposium at AABA in Baltimore that you’d like to organize? The Invited Symposium Submission Portal is now open! The deadline to submit is August 15! bioanth.org/94th-annual-... #AABA2025
Purple-themed image with megaphone announces AABA Invited Symposia. Submissions due by 15 August 2024. Image includes skull, DNA, and mandrill graphics. And a tiny little crab (for Baltimore!)
July 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Applications are now open for the IDEAS Regional Program Workshop, to be held in Nashville, TN in mid-October! We welcome students to apply by May 15th.
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Flyer announcing 2024 IDEAS Program Southeast Regional Workshop to be held October 24-26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Applications due May 15th.
April 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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The AABA is concerned about budget cuts to scientific institutions in Argentina. Investment in Argentina’s scientific infrastructure and scientists are essential to the betterment of the international scientific community and the world. 

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Screenshot of AABA Statement in Support of Argentine Science, which is posted on the AABA website
April 12, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT!!

We're rolling out the red carpet for the #AABA2024 Opening Reception!

Don't miss it! 8-10 pm in PLATINUM D-E!
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March 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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We are still looking for those amazing silent auction items for #AABA2024! Any items, big or small, will all help support student travel!

Please find all the information you need here: bioanth.org/meetings-and...
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March 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Workshop: Queer and Trans Field Safety
Friday, March 22nd, 4:15-6:15 pm

Panel Q&A session on the multiplicity of fieldwork experiences and concerns of queer and trans people, including advice on how to improve field safety. All are welcome.
#AABA2024 Workshop: Queer and Trans Field Safety Friday, March 22nd, 4:15-6:15 pm
February 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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Hybrid Roundtable: What’s in a Name? A Lot in Fact, Which is Why Anthropologists Should Care

Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm. IN PERSON & ZOOM

The ethics around scientific naming in biological anthropology will be discussed, along with future directions.
Hybrid Roundtable: What’s in a Name? A Lot in Fact, Which is Why Anthropologists Should Care Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm. IN PERSON & ZOOM Hybrid Roundtable: What’s in a Name? A Lot in Fact, Which is Why Anthropologists Should Care Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm. IN PERSON & ZOOM
February 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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Workshop: Sharing Your Science: Public Communication
Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm

Organized by Bridget Alex (SAPIENS Magazine)

More info here: bioanth.org/meetings-and...
Workshop: Sharing Your Science: Public Communication Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm
February 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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Virtual Workshop: Evolutionary Mechanisms Beyond the Basics: Envisioning Complex Processes in Hominin Evolution
Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm, VIRTUAL ONLY

Register here: bioanth.org/meetings-and...
Virtual Workshop: Evolutionary Mechanisms Beyond the Basics: Envisioning Complex Processes in Hominin Evolution Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm, VIRTUAL ONLY
February 26, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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Workshop: Deconstructing the 'Race as Biology' Paradigm: The Role of Citations in Shaping Scientific Narratives and Practices
Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm

More information here: bioanth.org/meetings-and...
Workshop: Deconstructing the 'Race as Biology' Paradigm: The Role of Citations in Shaping Scientific Narratives and Practices Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm
February 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Workshop: Considerations for Visualization and Documentation of Human Remains in Bioanthropology
Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm

Register here: bioanth.org/meetings-and...
Workshop: Considerations for Visualization and Documentation of Human Remains in Bioanthropology Friday, March 22nd, 12:15-2:15 pm
February 26, 2024 at 3:45 PM