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Uneven rates of sea level rise tied to climate change

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The pattern of uneven sea level rise over the last quarter century has been driven in part by human-caused climate change, not just natural variability, according to a new study. Altimeter era sea level trends [Credit: John T. Fasullo]The findings suggest that regions of the world where seas have risen at higher than average rates -- including the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico -- can expect the trend to...

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Darwin's finches have developed a taste for junk food, and it may be impacting their evolution

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A UMass Boston professor and his colleagues have published new research showing that feeding on human junk food may be altering the course of evolution in Darwin's finches. Finches eat off a plate in an urban area of the Galapagos [Credit: K. Gotanda]Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology Luis De León says feeding on human foods is weakening natural selection on ground finch beaks, which is what drives the formation of new...

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IFR Opportunity Scholarships

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 8, 2019

The IFR Academic Board recognizes that some students demonstrate great academic promise already as undergraduate students. It also recognizes that the cost of a field school may pose a hurdle to such promising students with limited financial resources. To support promising students and create a path for significant intellectual and academic growth, the IFR Opportunity Scholarship will support a number of students and will cover the full cost of a field school plus the cost of airfare to and from the field.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

IFR Need Based Scholarships

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 8, 2019

The Institute for Field Research recognizes that the cost of field schools may be too high for some deserving students. We believe that archaeology should be available to all. This scholarship should help in offsetting a significant portion of field school tuition costs. Students who can demonstrate financial need may apply for this scholarship. Complete the online application and upload supporting documents. Need-Based scholarship are $2,000 each. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as field school tuition reduction only.

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Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

IFR Merit Based Scholarships

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 8, 2019

The Institute for Field Research would like to support promising young scholars who may become future leaders – both within and outside archaeology.  It is our hope that regardless of the career path such students may take, an archaeology field school will establish a lifelong relationship with the discipline and an understanding for the importance of the past to our collective human future. Complete the online application, answer the essay questions and upload supporting documents. Merit-Based scholarship are $2,500 each.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

Ideal marriage partners drive Waorani warriors to war

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Why do people go to war when the consequences of warfare are so dramatic? Scholars have suggested that the motivations for participating in war either lie in the individual rewards warriors receive (to the victor goes the spoils) or because group members coerce them to participate for fear of punishment. Understanding the factors that motivate warriors to join war parties sheds light on some of the most fundamental aspects of human...

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Connie Downing Scholarship for the Greenland-Arctic Vikings Program

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research, Connie Downing
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
January 30, 2019

Created through a generous gift from Ms. Connie Downing, this scholarship is design to support undergraduate students planning to participate in the 2019 Greenland-Arctic Vikings Field School. This scholarship dramatically reduces tuition for four students attending this field school from its original $5,700 to $2,700 – creating eight $3,000 awards.

Contact Name: 
Institute for Field Research
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

La Brea Tar Pits Program Housing Stipend Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

The US CA-La Brea Tar Pits field school is focused on Paleontology and Paleoecology, where students will be trained in paleontological excavation, fossil preparation, and museum curation, education, and outreach, and will learn how paleontological data are being used today to manage for future environmental change.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

UK-Ribchester Field School Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

The UK-Ribchester Field School is focused on the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nature of a Roman Fort and includes an extensive public archaeology component. To attract top level students, the Ribchester Project is offering one scholarship to cover 50% cost of tuition for this field school. One scholarship will pay for $2,300 of tuition cost. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as field school tuition reduction only.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

China-Yangguanzhai Program Scholarships

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

Our anonymous donors believe that there is much for the world to learn from China’s deep and rich cultural heritage.  These donors provided generous support for two $1,000 scholarships to support students attending the China-Yangguanzhai field school. Any student – regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, nationality or sexual orientation – who was admitted to this field school may apply.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

Ireland-Birr Field School Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

The Ireland-Birr field school and the Ireland-Birr field school short session are designed to introduce students to the relationships between humans and landscape. Understanding the landscape, how it formed and how it has been altered by humans, is an integral part of the study of the Anthropocene, Geology and Archaeology. To attract top level students, the program is offering two scholarships assisting students in covering a portion of the tuition cost.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

Ireland – Ferrycarrig Summer Field School Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

The Ireland-Ferrycarring Summer field school is designed to introduce students to the archaeology of early Anglo-Saxon invasion, and later occupation, of Ireland.  A $500 Scholarship will be awarded to a student attending the Ferrycarring Summer  field school. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction in field school tuition only.

Requirements:

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

Ireland – Experimental Archaeology Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 22, 2019

The Ireland-Experimental Archaeology program is designed to introduce students to the role of crafts, technologies and construction techniques in Ireland during Medieval time.  A $250 Scholarship will be awarded to a student attending the Experimental Archaeology program. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction in field school tuition only.

Requirements

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

IFR Military Veterans Scholarship

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Sponsoring Institution/Organization: 
Institute for Field Research
Listing: 
non-AIA
Type: 
fellowship
Deadline(s): 
March 8, 2019

The Institute for Field Research recognizes the service of military veterans and greatly appreciates their commitment to the study of archaeology. Archaeology field schools are physically demanding and intellectually challenging and are usually conducted in remote locations – conditions that make veterans, who have experienced similar field conditions, ideal participants. This scholarship provides full tuition coverage to attend an IFR field school – up to $5,000 per award. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction to the field school tuition.

Contact Name: 
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Telephone: 
424-209-1173 ext. 100

New discovery complicates efforts to measure universe's expansion

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A study led by Texas Tech University shows that supersoft X-ray emissions can come from accretion as well as nuclear fusion. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.WeissFor decades, astronomers and astrophysicists have used a specific type of supernova to measure the expansion of the universe. But a recent discovery led by Texas Tech University may turn that notion on its head. Supersoft X-ray emission – a very strong level of the weakest X-rays – has...

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Set your teeth on EDGE: World's weirdest sharks and rays on the brink of extinction

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Sharks that use a whip-like tail to stun their prey, rays with saws on their faces, and river rays half the length of a bus are among the most unique species at risk of extinction according to the latest ranking from international conservation charity ZSL's (Zoological Society of London) pioneering EDGE of Existence programme. The largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis) is not only #1 on the EDGE sharks and rays list, but is also the...

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Microplastics found in all sea turtle species

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Tests on more than 100 sea turtles—spanning three oceans and all seven species—have revealed microplastics in the guts of every single turtle. Credit: Belle Co, Pexels.comResearchers from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, working with the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, looked for synthetic particles (less than 5mm in length) including microplastics in 102 sea turtles in the Atlantic, Pacific and...

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New parasite decimates giant clam species in Mediterranean

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With rapid efficiency, a mysterious parasite is seeking out and killing a giant species of clam found only in the Mediterranean Sea. Unless scientists can find a way of stopping it soon, they say the mollusk could go extinct. A diver observes a pen shell on the seabed in the Aegean Sea [Credit: Yiannis Issaris/AP]For thousands of years, the emblematic noble pen shell has been intrinsically connected to human civilization. The largest...

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Volcanoes fed by 'mush' reservoirs rather than molten magma chambers

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Volcanoes are not fed by molten magma formed in large chambers finds a new study, overturning classic ideas about volcanic eruptions. Volcano Fuego in Antigua, Guatemala [Credit: fboudrias/Shutterstock]Instead, the study suggests that volcanoes are fed by so-called 'mush reservoirs' - areas of mostly solid crystals with magma in the small spaces between the crystals. Our understanding of volcanic processes, including those leading to...

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Enhancing our vision of the past

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An international group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Bristol have advanced our understanding of how ancient animals saw the world by combining the study of fossils and genetics. A fossil trilobite with its complex eye. These ancient animals were inferred to have minimally possessed four opsins, like many modern arthropods, and should have therefore been able to see colours [Credit: University of...

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