The Executive Committee is pleased to announce the development of a new annual award: The AAPA Communication and Outreach Award.

This award will be conferred annually to a member in recognition of outstanding public communication and educational outreach efforts in the field of biological anthropology.

The award has been established to recognize the importance and urgency of promoting scientific literacy, clarity of message, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for the variation, adaptation, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives.

Click here for information regarding the nomination and selection process.