American Association of Biological Anthropologists

📆 #AABA2026 in Denver is next week! Check out the schedule and download the app to create your own itinerary www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

AABA Workshop. Navigating Academic Landscapes: Innovations, Challenges, and Networks in Biological Anthropology Across Institutional and Modal Contexts. Friday 20 March 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM/Governor's Square 16. A QR code is provided, along with the notation that registration is free and attendees should bring writing materials. Workshop Goals and Outcomes include: build cross-institutional collaborations and networks, contribute to a collaborative AJBA synthesis manuscript, develop practical strategies for teaching, ethics, accessibility, mentorship, and research sustainability, share effective pedagogical and research approaches across institutions, leave with clear next steps for collaboration and shared scholarly outputs. Organized by Malorie Albee (malbee@nmu.edu) and Madelyn Green (mgreen56@cscc.edu).

Join us in Denver for a workshop on navigating academic landscapes in biological anthropology! #AABA2026

micro-CT scan cross-sections of metacarpals from the study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.70209. Credit: Luisa Less.

📣 Published #OpenAccess in AJBA @bioanth.org 📣 “The Use of Micro-CT Analysis of the Second Metacarpal to Assess Cortical Bone Loss in Archeological Human Skeletal Remains” by Luisa Less, @drbutty.bsky.social & Dr SL Newman onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🩻 @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 1/3

Biological Anthropology Women's Mentoring Network Creating Connections and Supporting Women across Bioanthropology

Very excited to be #Co-Leading a World Cafe on Collective Action for @bawmn.bsky.social in Denver in one month - still time to register if you're going to #AABA2026 @bioanth.org!

We're got an awesome program with a workshop, off-site luncheon, and on-site Happy Hour ~ more details here: bawmn.org

Accepting submissions until Mar 7 (but earlier submissions are very welcome)! @bioanth.org

Late Breaking Science abstracts due February 2, 2026 - AABA We are accepting Late Breaking Science submissions until Monday, February 2, 11:59 pm Pacific Time. The Late Breaking Science poster session will include only 40 […]

Today is the deadline for submission of late breaking abstracts for #AABA2026! bioanth.org/95th-annual-...

A graphic reading "AABA Art, Culture and Science Engagement Exhibition" with stylized DNA, skulls, and primate faces. Art by Michelle Bezanson

The Art/Culture/SciComm Expo returns for the 2026 @bioanth.org meeting! #Science -related #SciArt photography, poetry, needlepoint, painting, sculpture, games, posters about podcasts or local engagement work…all these and more are welcome! Submission deadline is Mar 7.
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📣There is still time to submit your Late Breaking Science abstract! Submissions are due February 2. bioanth.org/95th-annual-...

95th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado (2026) - AABA Our 95th Annual Meeting will take place in Denver, Colorado, from March 18-21, 2026. Please visit our meeting website for registration and other information. Late […]

We are so grateful to all these individuals for their contributions to our field. Be sure to join us in Denver at the annual meeting to celebrate these incredible scholars!

Clark Spencer Larsen, The Ohio State University. Dr. Larsen has been a preeminent scholar in the field of bioarchaeology over the past 45 years. He established the use of biomechanical analysis as an essential method for behavioral reconstruction. He is also known for his research on human adaptive transitions, as well as his mentorship, teaching, and service to the field.

Join us in congratulating our outstanding members who have received the prestigious AABA annual awards for 2026.

The 2026 Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Clark Spencer Larsen!

Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award 2026. Lyle Konigsberg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Over the course of his decades of service to the AABA, Dr. Konigsberg has served in many roles including Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and as the Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook. In addition to service to AABA, he has served section H of the AAAS and the FBI Scientific Working Group for Disaster Victim Identification, and is a dedicated mentor to colleagues and students.

Join us in congratulating our outstanding members who have received the prestigious AABA annual awards for 2026.

The 2026 Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award recipient is Lyle Konigsberg!

2026 AABA and Leakey Foundation Communications and Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith. Himani Nautiyal, Howard University. Dr. Nautiyal has been involved in research (as founder and director of the Himalayan Langur Project) and community engagement in the Garhwal Himalayas. She uses YouTube, Instagram, and documentary film to educate and unite science, traditional ecological knowledge, and visual storytelling to convey the realities of human–wildlife coexistence, conservation, and climate change.

Join us in congratulating our outstanding members who have received the prestigious AABA annual awards for 2026.

The 2026 AABA and @leakeyfoundation.org Communication and Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith recipient is Himani Nautiyal!

2026 Mid-Career Service Award: Doug Boyer, Duke University. Dr. Boyer is recognized for his efforts to create and maintain the MorphoSource repository for digital 3D data. This publicly available community resource has revolutionized the study of primate morphology and fostered open science in biological anthropology and beyond.

Join us in congratulating our outstanding members who have received the prestigious AABA annual awards for 2026.

The 2026 Mid-Career Service Award award recipient is Doug Boyer!

Katherine Amato, 2026 Mid-Career Research Award. Dr. Amato combines primatological, physiological, and microbiome data to address questions about how the microbiome functions and interacts with different hosts and environments to affect fitness and health. She has also developed and assessed methods for obtaining data from non-invasive samples from wild primates.

Join us in congratulating our outstanding members who have received the prestigious AABA annual awards for 2026.

The 2026 Mid-Career Research award recipient is Katherine Amato from Northwestern University !

The Late Breaking Science Submission Portal is now open, and 40 abstracts for the poster session will be accepted! Submit your abstracts before February 2nd via your AABA profile. www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/member/...

*application deadline, not abstract deadline. Apologies!

COD Undergraduate Research Symposium - AABA The Committee on Diversity (COD) was started in order to assess disciplinary demographics and address minority representation in biological anthropology.  A survey of U.S. programs […]

🧪🧬 The COD's undergraduate research symposium is an excellent way for undergrads to get experience presenting their research and networking at our national bioanthropology meeting. The abstract deadline is January 30th! Details here. bioanth.org/about/divers...

Hey everyone! The 95th (!) annual AABA meeting is coming up, and we have lots of news for you so watch this space and keep an eye on your emails!

Registration rates increase after Feb. 12th, so be sure to get your early bird registration in ASAP! More details here:

Excellent write-up in Science by Ann Gibbons of the exciting new Ileret Homo material: ]
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Check out the original AR article by Frederick Grine and colleagues here:
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Cobb Professional Development Grants - AABA The American Association of Biological Anthropologists recognizes that the professional development of talented scientists in the early stages of their careers is critical to the […]

The Cobb Professional Development Grant application deadline is TODAY!!! Don't miss out!

Don't forget--the deadline is coming up on January 5th!

Cobb Professional Development Grants - AABA The American Association of Biological Anthropologists recognizes that the professional development of talented scientists in the early stages of their careers is critical to the […]

Happy Wednesday! The deadline for submitting an application for a Cobb Professional Development grant ($7,500 for early career biological anthropologists) is January 5! You can find more information and eligibility guidelines on our website.

SoS 258: Maggots on the Menu: Rethinking Hominin Diet with Melanie Beasley In this fun and “soupy” episode, hosts Cara and Chris chat with Dr. Melanie Beasley about putrefied meat, maggots, stable isotopes, and media attention at the most inconvenient times. Dr. Beasley dire

Putrefied meat, maggots, and stable isotopes, oh my! 🧪💀 Cara and Chris chat with Dr. Melanie Beasley about forensic isotopes, media chaos, and the anthropology of tomorrow. 🎧 soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

SoS 259: A Culturally Adapted Health Intervention in Samoa with Nicola Hawley Dr. Nicola Hawley is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, where she also holds a secondary appointment in Anthropology. She serves as Associate Director for Diss

Dr. Nicola Hawley bridges epidemiology, anthropology, and global health to improve maternal and child health in Sāmoa and beyond. A leader in community-engaged research! 🌺📊 soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

The SCRIBE (SystematiC Reviews In Biocultural rEsearch) Toolkit provides a structured, accessible framework for integrating biocultural perspectives into scoping and systematic reviews.

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).

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...

Flyer for the event. Text: 2025 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet Awards. December 4 at 6:00 ET. Register for this virtual event to receive a link. Imagery: Headshots and group photos of each of the recipients: Katie Hinde, Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt, Randolph M. Nesse, John Toohey-Morales, The CLEO Institute, and Kim Cobb.

Join us online tomorrow, Thursday, December 4 at 6 PM ET as we honor this year's Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet recipients! The event is free and open to the public. To register - us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#celebrate #sciencesky #edusky #evobio #climatesky #ecosky #webinar

Students! Don't miss the chance to submit your essay for the William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award! The deadline is TOMORROW (Dec 5) at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time.

Students: the deadline for #AABA2026 travel awards is this week!

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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