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Ohio State News: Undergraduate forensic anthropology major launches at Ohio State

Ohio State News recently interviewed Dr. Scott McGraw, chair of Department of Anthropology, about our new forensic anthropology undergraduate major. Existing and planned coursework in this major…

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Undergraduate forensic anthropology major launches at Ohio State

Program is first of its kind in the country

For podcast listeners in the United States, true crime is wildly popular. According to the Pew Research Center, 41% of listeners ages 18-29 listen to…

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Maddison Elliott Entomological Society of America Conference Poster

PhD Student Maddison Elliott recently presented a poster at the Entomological Society of America Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland from November 5 to 8. The poster is entitled…

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Dominican Baseball in New York: Andrew Mitchel on WNYC

PhD Candidate Andrew Mitchel was recently featured in an article and interview with WNYC about Dominican baseball, as the Dominican Winter League played their first ever games in the U.S. in New…

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Steven Rhue and Barbara Piperata Water Insecurity and Childrens' Health Article

PhD student Steven Rhue and Dr. Barbara Piperata are two authors on a recent piece entitled The effects of household water insecurity on child health and well-being. This first of its kind review…

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Nina Wilson Engaged Scholarship Symposium Poster Presentation

First-year PhD student Nina Wilson presented yesterday, 11/1, at the Engaged Scholarship Symposium Autumn 2023!! Her poster, entitled Collaborative Research Methods: Rethinking and Writing…

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PhD Student Kaita Gurian Awarded Alumni Grant

We are excited to announce that PhD Candidate Kaita Gurian has been selected as a recipient of OSU’s Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship!  

Kaita’s dissertation will…

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Giecz Field School Summer 2024: Spots Filling Up!

The 2024 Slavia Field School in Giecz, Poland is still accepting applications, but spots are filling up! Ohio State students can receive on-campus credit and will receive pragmatic osteological…

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Gretchen Klingler '19 Featured in The Ohio State Alumni Magazine

The Ohio State Alumni Magazine today published a feature on 2019 Anthropology BA Gretchen Klingler, who works as a Post Commander for Veterans of Foreign Wars, entitled She uses her pure energy…