Blunt force trauma is the most frequent type of trauma seen in the FARC lab. Since almost anything can be a blunt weapon, Blunt force injuries to bone can range from minor radiating fractures to massive crushing impacts. #trauma #anthropology #bluntforcetrauma #research

FREE #OnlineClasses on bone histology hosted by ANU Biological Anthropology.

IMMEDIATE POSITIONS for Decedent Management Specialists at the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner. Responsibilities include decedent intake, funeral home release, and general morgue operations. Send resumes to Dr. Brad Adams ([email protected]). #forensicanthropology #morgue

JOB POSTING: Forensic Odontologist at DPAA Laboratory Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Forensic-Jobs.com Forensic Research Forensic Science-2021 #forensicodontology #forensicscience usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDet…

NYC OCME JOB POSTING: JOB ID: 440225 Civil Service Title: CRIMINALIST, 40 positions Business Title: Decedent Management Specialist Posting Date: 05/13/2020 Posting Until: Until Filled a127-jobs.nyc.gov/index_new.html…

#whattheFARCfriday A common feature of ballistic trauma is the keyhole defect, which results from a bullet entering the cranium at an angle.Anthropologists can use these along with radiating fractures and bevelling to estimate the path of the bullet. #trauma #anthropology #bones

Happy Forensic Friday! We are back at it with a multiweek mini-series focused on processing burial scenes. This week’s installment explains how we search for and locate potential burials. Enjoy and check back for more information on our burial protocols in the coming weeks!

Interesting Article from the New York Times @NewYorktimes_ON: How do you maintain Dignity for the Dead in a Pandemic? Anyone have thoughts? nytimes.com/2020/05/14/mag…

Through a literature review, meta-analysis, & generation of new frontal #sinus rates for consolidated groups, Trant & Christensen review the frequency of frontal sinus absences and the use in #forensicinvestigations. Read the article here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/fa/article/vie… #FAJournal

RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE: DEADLINE JUNE 15 The Forensic Sciences Foundation Field Grants (up to $1,500) and the Lucas Grants ($1,501–$6,000) for original problem-oriented research are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of AAFS. #forensics news.aafs.org/fsf-news/2020-…

WE CANNOT WAIT! Take the time to watch Corina's video. It's really fantastic, and so moving.

#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeforAhmaudArbery #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor #NoJusticeNoPeace #EnoughIsEnough

This account is no longer associated with AAFS or the D&I committee but is still devoted to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in forensic anthropology. News, job announcements, internships/scholarship, and short courses related to the field will continue to be shared.

A call by friends of the FAB Lab, Jon Bethard and Liz DiGangi, to cease using nonmetric (morphoscopic) traits in ancestry estimation and scrutinize the utility of (or harm in) ancestry estimation in forensic anthropology case reports onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/15…

New #jobposting for a #forensicanthropologist at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) . usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDet…

So to a question that takes up a lot of my time. Is academia doing enough to increase representation in higher education for Black Students, especially in STEM? Please comment respectfully. If your answer is no, I'd love to hear what changes you would suggest.

New Episode of the Forensic Anthropology Companion #Podcast! Dr. Algee-Hewitt discusses "Temporal, Geographic & Identification Trends in Craniometric Estimates of Ancestry for Persons of Latin American Origin" with host Dr. Mike Kenyhercz #FAJournal #FAPodcast #FACP

Fascinating, sad, and well-written reminder that J. Mengele received a PhD in physical anthropology with a dissertation entitled "Racial Morphological Examinations of the Anterior Portion of the Jaw in Four Racial Groups" before he studied medicine... newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…

The AAFS Board of Directors disbanded the Anthropology section's D&I Committee without even giving the section members the chance to vote on this decision. This is censorship.