Category: News
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Spring 2022 Semester in Review
Spring has sprung and another semester is done here at MSU! The end of this semester marks our first academic year in Giltner Hall and we are loving the new space. This past winter was a whirlwind of activity at the MSUFAL with plenty of research, publications, and graduatuations! We would like to share just…
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MSUFAL & AAFS 2022
Each year, the Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) hosts a conference for all things forensic science, boasting eleven different sections: criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering and applied sciences, general, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology/biology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, questioned documents, toxicology, and, of course, anthropology! Although, this is soon to be twelve sections with the addition…
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Experience of a Visiting Scientist at NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
In November 2021, I had the opportunity to participate in the Visiting Scientist Program at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (NYCOCME). The Forensic Anthropology Unit at the NYCOCME offers between one and nine visiting scientist positions each year to graduate students and professionals in forensic anthropology. These positions are one month…
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A Semester in Review
Another semester gone calls for another semester review! This fall makes two years of the MSUFAL blog and being active on social media. Our hope when creating these outlets was to increase transparency of the importance of the work we do here at the lab for the public, our friends, families, and colleagues in academia.…
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International Collaboration in Guatemala
In this week’s blog post, I (Kelly) would like to feature one of the international collaborations with Michigan State University’s Forensic Anthropology Laboratory— the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Forenses (INACIF) in Guatemala City. This collaboration began when the current lead forensic anthropologist at the INACIF and I worked together in Guatemala in 2013. We got…
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New School Year, New Forensic Lab
New School Year, New Forensic Lab! Welcome back to our MSUFAL blog post series after our summer hiatus! This summer truly sped by and the new school year has already brought a number of changes. Firstly, while it’s been a long time coming, we can announce that we have officially moved to our new space in Giltner Hall! The move went without a…
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Spring 2021 Semester Recap
Happy summer from the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory! As we come to the end of another strange semester, we’re feeling overwhelmingly hopeful for the first time in a long time! Our gears are already turning as we think about the casework, coursework, and research that will hopefully be able to resume in the…
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Student Spotlight: Savannah Holcombe and Carolynn Sauter
MSUFAL is fortunate to have so many engaged and interactive undergraduates in our forensic program. This week, we shine the spotlight on two of our exceptional undergraduates: Savannah Holcombe and Carolynn Sauter! MSU hosts an annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) where undergraduates have an opportunity to showcase their research. The Anthropology Department…
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Interview with Dr. Norman Sauer
Welcome back to the MSUFAL Blog Series! This week, two of our lab members, Amber Plemons and Rhian Dunn, sat down with Dr. Norm Sauer, a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and the 2007 recipient of the T. Dale Stewart Award for Lifetime Achievement in Forensic Anthropology. In addition to his position as a faculty member,…
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336 Days In
Welcome back to another blog update from the MSUFAL! Can you believe that we have already spent approximately one year in quarantine? If we choose to acknowledge that quarantine started on March 13, 2020 (which was the most googled date), then we are 336 days in to isolation. Days have blended into weeks that have…