AAA CoGEA Award

Nominations Due: May 1 to Anne Kelsey, CoGEA Liaison at akelsey@americananthro.org The CoGEA Award (formerly known as the Squeaky Wheel Award), sponsored by the AAA Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology (CoGEA), recognizes individuals whose service to the discipline (inclusive of research, teaching and mentorship) demonstrates the courage to bring to light and investigate practices…

Kimball Award Receiving Applications

The Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology offers an opportunity to honor exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and that have had important impacts on public policy.   The range of eligible nominees is unusually broad: the Kimball Award can…

Post-Doc Opportunity with AAA

Dear Colleagues: We have an opening here in the AAA office (Arlington, VA) for a post-doc fellow. The initial term is two years, but it is renewable, to support our departmental services and applied/practicing services. Please pass along this opportunity to any promising candidates you think might be interested. http://careercenter.aaanet.org/jobs/7772409/professional-fellow Edward Liebow, Executive Director American…

NAPA OT Field School applications: April 1 deadline

Call for Students! Placements available in the NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala — June 1-26, 2015. Positions are available for anthropology, public health, and clinical students interested in building research skills! More information and the application can be found at www.napaotguatemala.org. Admission on a rolling basis with an April 1 deadline. Email hall-clifford@napaotguatemala.org with…

EPIC2015 call for participation; Deadline approaching!

The call for participation for EPIC2015 is out! See the conference website at  http://epicpeople.org/2015 for all the details. The submission deadline is March 6. We hope many of you will join us in São Paulo, Brazil, Oct 4-8, 2015. São Paulo is not just the largest economy in Latin America, but also a center of design…

Changes to the Annals as of January 2015

Editorial After many years of remarkable service as editors, Drs. David Himmelgreen and Satish Kedia turned over AAP editorial responsibilities to the incoming editor, Dr. John Brett of the University of Colorado Denver. Format In light of the American Anthropological Association’s review of its publishing program, which reflects the significant changes in the journal publishing…

NAPA events for Friday at AAA

NAPA Highlights for Dec. 5: Workshops: 9 am: What’s your elevator pitch? 11:15 am: Conflict resolution 1:30 pm: Skills in international health 3:45 pm: The business of business anthropology Careers Expo 11 am – 4 pm: Meet with some of the 50 practitioner anthropologists from many sectors who will be on hand to discuss their…

2014 NAPA Student Achievement Award Deadline Extended

NAPA has extended the deadline for submissions for its Student Achievement Award, which recognizes student contributions in the area of practicing and applied anthropology. The award honors students who have excelled in these fields and provides opportunities, particularly for students who have worked on team projects and in applied contexts and to be recognized during the AAA…

NAPA Workshops at AAA: Register Soon to Get Your Preference

NAPA has a great slate of workshops again for the AAA annual meeting. But be sure to register soon to get into the session of your choice.  And remember:  Students Pay Half Price for Workshop Admission. Registration is through the AAA website: http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/Workshops.cfm Scheduled workshops are as follows: Thursday, November 21, 2013  08:00 AM-10:00 AM….