DMU researchers present findings at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference on study that uses saw cut bone to estimate tools used.
DMU Researchers Present Forensic Anthropology Findings at National Conference Read More
Two DMU faculty members in the Department of Anatomy invited to participate in a special symposium on the fossils of human relative, Homo naledi.
DMU Anatomy Faculty Attend Pivotal Symposium on Human Ancestor Read More
Professor of Anatomy Heather Garvin, Ph.D., D-ABFA, teaches from behind the podium and on the witness stand.
Garvin Reveals the Stories Written in Our Bones Read More
DMU anatomy faculty Heather Garvin, Ph.D., D-ABFA, and Lauren Butaric, Ph.D., received a $495,637 grant from the National Institute of Justice to analyze forensic standards used in criminal dismemberment cases.
DMU Professors Land National Institute of Justice Grant to Enhance Forensic Standards Read More
Des Moines University’s free Mini Medical School provides health information you can use in four sessions in February.
Expand Your Medical Knowledge With DMU’s Free Mini Medical School Read More
Here’s a look back at Des Moines University’s top news events of 2023. It was a remarkable year in DMU’s history!
DMU’s Top 2023 News Stories: What a Wonderful Year! Read More
The bottom line of an article by a DMU faculty member and students recently published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, “Sex estimation of the subadult ilium prior to acetabular fusion,” is that in in the forensic skeletal analyses of
What not to do in forensic anthropological analyses involving youth Read More
They say the eyes are the window to the soul, but the spaces above them can reveal a person’s identification. These holes in the skull can fill the “holes” in a forensic investigation when a dead body is discovered. “The
DMU faculty land NIJ grant to enhance forensic guidelines Read More
Anatomy is one of the most, if not the most, hands-on aspects of clinical students’ education. Students in DMU’s doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.), doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.), doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.), master of physician assistant studies (PA)
DMU faculty rise to the challenge of teaching anatomy amid a pandemic Read More
This just in: Heather Garvin, Ph.D., D-ABFA, recently was interviewed on the Just Science podcast about her work with OSTEOID, an online resource for species identification of skeletal remains. A Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and one
The body in the barrel and other mysteries: new book shows forensic anthropology in action Read More