52nd annual conference of the Canadian Association for Biological Anthropology (CABA-ACAB) will be in Victoria, BC November 5-8 Register: tinyurl.com/mhyxbev7 fees go up after Oct 1 www.caba-acab.ca caba2025victoria@gmail.com #anthropology @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social @uvic.ca

Justus Erus Edung was only 25 years old when he discovered Kenyanthropus platyops in a team led by Prof. Meave Leakey in 1999. This 3.5 million year old “flat-faced” skull quickly grabbed international headlines and changed the course of human evolution. #fossils #turkana #humanevolution

Congrats to Marla! I love exploring skeletal ontogeny with this team @hkkurki.bsky.social

Helen Kurki@hkkurki.bsky.social · last yr.

New paper alert! Pleased to have this finally out. Great work by Marla MacKinnon and my fellow co-authors Libby Cowgill and @laharrin.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If wisdom teeth kick off very late in childhood, then our work suggests they're at higher risk of impaction. Here's the free open source article fellow tooth nerds: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @nserc-resnet.bsky.social @usask.bsky.social #dentistry #dentalanthropology #saskatchewan #canada

Come work with me in the Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta. DM me if you would like more details: apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...

Hi We contributed towards the South African Journal of Science Taung Centennial! some links; the special issue: issuu.com/sajs/docs/so... our paper: sajs.co.za/article/view... and I got featured on where I work from Nature Africa if you are interested in that: www.nature.com/articles/d44...

On this “brisk” winter day in #Edmonton, thinking about the late Aga Khan’s generous gift to the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. The world’s Ismaili community is mourning. But know that the Aga Khan’s memory will be a blessing here for decades. #yeg #UniversityofAlberta #ualberta #AgaKhan

We CT scanned thousands of vertebrates from US natural history collections and made them freely available. Countless people have used the data for research (>200 pubs) and to learn anatomy/morphology. www.morphosource.org/projects/000...

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 2y ago

Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.

1/3 Many thanks to the 76 reviewers who dedicated time for our free #openaccess initiative in 2024! 42 anonymous reviewers + @carigol.bsky.social @davidedelpiano.bsky.social @ndelsol.bsky.social @armandofalcucci.bsky.social @ihuvila.bsky.social

It's long to read but you will not regret it. This perspective from a former editor in chief of Science magazine, provides a good confirmation of what many of us already suspected. Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social for this honest & raw description of publishing in science, and not only in Science.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bluetorial-A dream and a bit of a nightmare Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.

I recently stepped down as an AE at a Springer:Nature journal for reasons similar to o the JHE board (where I also once served). Time to stop allowing ourselves to be exploited for corporate profit. We can do everything without them.

Michael Petraglia@mdpetraglia.bsky.social · 2y ago

This puts the JHE en masse resignations in contexr retractionwatch.com/the-retracti...

New research led by former student, Dr. Jennifer S. Nelson "Exploring the Laws of Developmental Direction Using a Documented Skeletal Collection" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Beauty day out there

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Reclaiming open access - University Affairs

It’s time to prioritize investments in open infrastructure to realize truly transformational open access.

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Note to self for a PD workshop

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 2y ago

How to write an effective journal peer review using a staged writing approach: a best-practice guide for early-career researchers academic.oup.com/ije/article/...

The site preserves one amazing, 12-step hominin trackway as well as 3 additional, isolated footprints of different hominin individuals.

Are you interested in organizing a workshop at #AABA2025? Workshop proposal applications are due November 15! More info here: bioanth.org/94th-annual-...

Cell Biology at #ualberta is recruting for a tenure-stream faculty position in he area of stem cell biology to join our emerging 'Children's Health and Regenerative Medicine' hub. www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/...

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

Two new chapters from my free online book in human genetics out this weekend! These complete Part 3 of the book, on human population structure and history: 3.3: Human prehistory [separate thread] 3.4: Ancient DNA: a genetic time capsule [this thread] web.stanford.edu/group/pritch...

Jonathan Pritchard@jkpritch.bsky.social · 3y ago

I'm delighted to release the first half of my new textbook in human genetics: web.stanford.edu/group/pritch... "An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome: an introduction to human population genetics, variation and disease"

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Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

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Open access selection of 21 milestones papers on African archaeology from the Journal of Archaeological Science ! ⬇️ www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...

Found some snow!

Skate break, on the Lake!

Valuable piece by Rassool and Gibbon on why restitution is preferred concept to repatriation. "Restitution is about the embodiment and empowerment of choice over all aspects of the return." h/t @marckissel.bsky.social for original posting 🏺🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajpa.24889

Please share. We're looking for a Cultural Anthropologist with a specialty in Native North America at UMass Boston. employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

Searching for a new colleague! Please help spread the word. Assistant Professor, Biological Anthropology, University of Alberta www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/...

🏺🗃 If you don't already know us, @trowelblazers.bsky.social is a 10 yr old project that highlights the role of women past & present in archaeology and the Earth Sciences! As well as all sorts of collaborations, our website trowelblazers.com has over 200 mini-bios, and many more still in the works.

Suzanne Pilaar Birch @suziebirch.bsky.social · 3y ago

TrowelBlazers is now on Bluesky! Give us a follow at @trowelblazers.bsky.social! Cc @lemoustier.bsky.social @toriherridge.bsky.social

A stunning autumn weekend for giving thanks 🇨🇦 🦃