Relationship Between Low Income and Obesity is Relatively New
A new study co-authored by Alex Bentley, head of UT Department of Anthropology, says the relationship between poverty and obesity is only about 30 years old.
McClung Museum Director to Retire
Jeff Chapman, director of UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, will retire at the end of the 2019 spring semester after 29 years as the museum’s director.
WVLT: FAC Uses New Techniques to Solve Cold Cases
Dawnie Steadman shared with WVLT that while UT’s forensic research has sparked many books and television shows, the work is not always quick to yield results as it might appear in a work of fiction.
Global Media Highlights Amelia Earhart Findings
Richard Jantz’s re-examination of bones purported to belong to legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart recently made waves around the country and the world.
New Forensic Analysis Indicates Bones Were Earhart’s
Bone measurement analysis indicates that remains found in the South Pacific were likely those of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart.
Bowling Green Daily News: FAC Helps with Kentucky Bones Investigation
Five researchers with UT’s Forensic Anthropology Center along with employees of the Kentucky state Medical Examiner’s office, Kentucky State Police detectives and the Logan County Sheriff’s Office returned to a site in Auburn, Kentucky, on December 7 where duck hunters found what appears to be parts of a human skeleton.
National, International Media Share Anderson Study on Climate Change, Destruction of Archaeological Sites
Thanks to climate change, a predicted rise in the sea level along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southeastern United States over the next century or two is currently modeled at a seemingly modest one to two meters.
UT Anthropology Professor’s Book Discussed in Inside Higher Ed
The Acceleration of Cultural Change: From Ancestors to Algorithms, co-written by UT anthropology professor Alex Bentley and Texas A&M professor Michael O’Brien, was recently featured in Inside Higher Ed.
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.
Professor Collaborates on Hurricane Harvey Project
UT anthropology assistant professor Raja Swamy is collaborating with a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher on a project about Hurricane Harvey’s effects on Houston.
Community Celebrates Three Decades of UT Forensic Anthropology
Community members got a firsthand look at the work of UT forensic anthropologists during an open house on Sunday, October 1. More than 250 visitors—including children, families of donors, and pre-donors who will give their body to the center upon their death—took part in the event, which was hosted by the UT Forensic Anthropology Center.