UH forensic anthropologist invited to examine Pompeii remains
The UNESCO World Heritage Site was famously preserved under volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site was famously preserved under volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD.
State officials called on Mann for his vast experience in helping families identify loved ones in some of the world’s largest disasters and tragedies.
The summer workshop was taught in the anatomy labs of the medical school and in the field and classrooms of UH West Oʻahu.
First-of-its-kind forensics workshop held this summer was recognized by the Western Association of Summer Session Administrators.
William R. Belcher, a board-certified forensic anthropologist, has been elected to a three-year term as an at-large-director for the American Board of Forensic Anthropology.
Governor David Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige spent some time touring the UH West Oʻahu campus and getting to know some of the university’s programs.
Alexandra McDougle is the first Luce Scholar nominated by UH Mānoa and is the first selectee in the program’s history with a physical anthropology background.
UH West Oʻahu Professor Jennifer Byrnes and student Samantha Torres traveled to University of Tennessee, Knoxville to examine skeletal remains.