Wichita State Department of Anthropology

05/28/2026

Tomorrow, May 29, is the LAST DAY to register to join the Kansas Historical Society and Kansas Anthropological Association for the 2026 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school in Russell, Kansas. The field school allows participants to learn more about Kansas history, get hands on experience in archeology, and meet other participants with common interests! Register at https://bit.ly/reg2026KATP.

05/22/2026

FACTS was pleased to recently welcome visiting research Kate Bender. Kate is a master’s student in anthropology at Wichita State University. She is examining s*xual dimorphism in the ulna, specifically in ages 39-59 to reduce bias due to osteoarthritis. Her goal is to determine if measurements of the ulna are useful in s*x estimation in unknown decedents.

Kate is happy to be here at FACTS working with the TXSTDSC. She appreciates the large collection and its excellent records about each donor. She is also thrilled to be introduced to FACTS’ favorite Pita Shop!🥙

Best of luck on your research, Kate. Come back and visit us anytime.


Texas State University Texas State Department of Anthropology The Pita Shop Wichita State University

05/21/2026

Cameron Hill, a master’s student from Wichita State University, recently visited FACTS to collect some thesis data. Her research is on s*xual dimorphism in the tibia. Specifically, she is comparing the relative reliability of using either the proximal or the distal end of the tibia in s*x estimation.

Cameron came to visit us because the TXSTDSC is a well-developed collection, and it is easy to ensure that undamaged specimens are available to her. She also appreciates the amount of information that we know about the donors, and she feels like it is a good overall representation of a modern human population.

Good luck with your research, Cameron! Visit us anytime.

Texas State University Texas State Department of Anthropology Wichita State University

05/21/2026

Join us at 2 p.m. on June 10 and 13 for a tour of the 2026 Kansas Archeology Training Program (KATP) archeology lab and field work locations. Come see and learn about all the work that the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Anthropological Association, and the participants of the field school have been up to. The tours begin at 2 pm at the old Ruppenthal Middle School building at 400 N Elm St, Russell, Kansas. Learn more at www.kansashistory.gov/21214

05/20/2026

Exciting opportunity!!!

The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center (WTRFC) in Memphis, TN is currently accepting applications for a forensic anthropology internship.

The internship provides hands-on experience in skeletal recovery, identification, trauma analysis, and forensic anthropology case consultations within a medical examiner setting. Interns may also have the opportunity to conduct research or complete an independent project.

Check out the flyer for more information and how to apply.

05/14/2026

The Human Variation and Identification Research Unit (HVIRU), Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in collaboration with the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE), cordially invites you to attend our free online Biological Anthropology Lunch-time talk. These online (Microsoft Teams) lunchtime talks are aimed at sharing research endeavours and fostering collaboration opportunities.

Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Time: 13:30 -14:30 (South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00))

Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36481896329115?p=5R6EjTZfRMFhr1ZXkg

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dr. Matthew Howland on being named the Outstanding Early Career Alumnus from the Department of Classics
and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Penn State.
🥳🙌

Image below shows Dr. Howland holding a golden Nittony Lion statue, the symbol of Penn State.

05/08/2026

Our end of semester party is going on until 1:30! Come join us in Neff 117 for treats! 🥳

Image description: open conference room with platter trays and a presentation in the background that says “Congratulations”

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

Congrats to GIS Certificate student Connor Murphy and mentor Dr. Matthew Howland for a 1st place poster at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum!



Photo description: image of a research poster titled “Quantifying Tillage Intensity as a Contributing Factor to Tillage Erosion at Archaeological Sites in Kansas”