WBIR Features an In-Depth Look at UT’s ‘Body Farm’
The UT Forensic Anthropology Center is home to what has been dubbed the ‘Body Farm.’
Forensic Mag: UT Forensic Anthropology Team to Collaborate on Research of Bones
A team from Lincoln Memorial University hopes to develop better methods of estimating the postmortem interval by studying biomarkers in bone marrow, according to a story in Forensic Magazine.
New Oral Microbiome Study Could Provide Better Estimate of Time since Death
A new study conducted at UT’s Anthropology Research Facility examining mouth microbiomes could help scientists more accurately estimate time since death.
Body Farm Makes CNN’s ‘Ten Uses for Your Body After You Die’ Story
Curious about what to do with your body after you die? CNN has compiled its top 10 suggestions and UT’s Anthropology Research Facility–commonly known as the Body Farm–is on the list.
Local 8 Now Interviews Steadman about Body Donations to Science versus Burials
WVLT-TV Local 8 Now interviewed Dawnie Steadman, director of UT’s Forensic Anthropology Center, for a story examining why more and more people are choosing to forgo burials upon death and instead donate their bodies to science.
New York Times Features Decomposition Study
The New York Times recently featured a UT study showing that human decomposition is much more variable than that of either pigs or rabbits.
Mental Floss, Forensic Mag, UK Daily Mail, Other Outlets Highlight Decomposition Study
International and national outlets highlight a new UT decomposition study.
Humans-Pigs-Rabbits Decomposition Study to Impact Court Cases Worldwide
New UT research shows humans have different decomposition patterns than pigs and rabbits—a finding that could immediately impact court cases around the world.
Forensic Magazine Highlights UT Body Farm in Unmanned Drones/Hidden Grave Detectors Story
Forensic Magazine featured UT’s Anthropology Research Facility–commonly known as the Body Farm–in this story about new forensic techniques that might help law enforcement solve crimes.
Steadman to be Featured in Nat Geo’s ‘Faces of Death’ Show April 3
Dawnie Steadman, director of UT’s Forensic Anthropology Center, will be featured in National Geographic’s Faces of Death show, which airs 8:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, on the National Geographic Channel.
Local media feature FBI training at Forensic Anthropology Center
Forty agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation spent this week training at UT’s Forensic Anthropology Center. Members of the media featured the agents’ excavation exercise Friday in several stories.
In the News: Anthropology Research Facility’s Outdoor Recovery Course
Twenty-four law enforcement personnel from thirteen agencies across the United States are taking part in a five-day outdoor recovery course this week at the Anthropology Research Facility. They are recovering human remains and learning how to obtain evidence from decomposed and buried bodies. The training will better prepare them for the range and variation of homicide scenes