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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">"Lubarr, Lisa R." <llubarr@fas.harvard.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Request to announce MHAAM Fellowship and Young Investigator Symposium at Harvard (November 2nd)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT Biology Department,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On behalf of Prof. Michael McCormick</span> at Harvard University<span style="color:black">, we would be grateful if you can circulate this message, with the attached poster and announcement, to colleagues, and
ideally to graduating seniors, recent graduates, and Master’s students for an opportunity for
<b>a new PhD Fellowship program in the Science of the Human Past</b>, and a coordinating
<b>Young Investigator Symposium</b>, taking place at Harvard University on Friday, November 2<sup>nd</sup>.<sup>
</sup> This is an extraordinary and <u>unique</u> opportunity for transdisciplinary and transatlantic study for interested students!
</span>Certainly, students interested in evolutionary biology would be ideal and the Symposium would be a wonderful opportunity for them to present their research!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With many thanks for your kind support!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lisa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Lisa Ransom Lubarr</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Coordinator</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean
</span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://archaeoscience.org/"><i><span style="color:black">https://archaeoscience.org/</span></i></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard
</span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://sohp.fas.harvard.edu/"><i><span style="color:black">https://sohp.fas.harvard.edu/</span></i></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Harvard University</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Robinson Hall M-03</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">35 Quincy Street</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Cambridge, MA 02138</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">617-496-3905</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:llubarr@fas.harvard.edu"><i><span style="color:black">llubarr@fas.harvard.edu</span></i></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SEEKING STUDENTS INTERESTED IN GRADUATE STUDY IN
<i>THE SCIENCE OF THE HUMAN PAST</i>: AT <u>HARVARD UNIVERSITY</u> AND IN <u>JENA, GERMANY</u></span>
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Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM)</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">, a collaboration between
</span><a href="https://sohp.fas.harvard.edu/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Initiative for the Science of the Human Past at Harvard (SoHP)</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E"> and the
</span><a href="https://www.shh.mpg.de/en"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany (MPISHH)</span></a>,<span style="font-size:14.0pt"> announces an opportunity for recent and graduating seniors and
Master’s students to participate in a <b>Young Investigator Symposium scheduled at Harvard University on Friday, November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2018.
</b>Students will have an opportunity to present cross-disciplinary research which utilizes modern scientific tools and knowledge to illuminate the history of humanity, and to network with other students and faculty members similarly engaged. An interest in
the Ancient Mediterranean is desirable but not indispensable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For students coming from outside the Boston/Cambridge area for the November 2nd Symposium, a limited number of awards of up to $500 to defray lodging and travel costs are available. Students interested in applying for the
Symposium should arrange to send a letter of application, along with an abstract of research to be presented, a CV, an academic transcript, and a letter of recommendation, to be submitted by October 18th at the latest to </span><a href="mailto:sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">MHAAM is also offering a new PhD Fellowship opportunity for the 2019-2020 academic year and beyond.
<b>This 5-year fully-funded PhD fellowship for study and research on the science of the human past</b> is an opportunity for interdisciplinary study at Harvard and in Jena, Germany. An interest in the Ancient Mediterranean and in ancient DNA is useful but
not required. PhD degrees will be awarded through Harvard University, notably in the following departments:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Archaeology Program within the Anthropology Department
<i>(Deadline: December 15, 2018)</i></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1E1E1E;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">History <i>(Deadline: December 15, 2018)</i></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1E1E1E;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Human Evolutionary Biology <i>(Deadline: December 1, 2018)</i></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1E1E1E;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Organismic and Evolutionary Biology <i>(Deadline: December 1, 2018)</i></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;font-style:normal">Additional Departments Forthcoming</span></em><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">Candidates for the Fellowship will apply for admission to one of these Harvard University PhD Programs to be considered eligible for this full funding
opportunity through the Max Planck-Harvard collaboration. Applicants <u>must</u> specify their interest in the MHAAM Fellowship Program within the application, and <u>must</u>
<u>additionally</u> send a copy of the application to </span><a href="mailto:sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#215990">sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">, or via mail to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Lisa Ransom Lubarr</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Harvard University</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Robinson Hall M-03</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">35 Quincy Street</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">Cambridge, MA 02138</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">Further information on MHAAM (including highlights on current fellowship recipients, and interdisciplinary research) can be found at:
</span><a href="https://www.archaeoscience.org/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">archaeoscience.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1E1E1E">, and inquiries can be sent to: </span><a href="mailto:sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#215990">sohpchair@fas.harvard.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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