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10/15/2026

A massive congratulations to former Texas State Anthropology and FACTS student Tessa Herbert on her acceptance into an awesome PhD program at The University of Washington!

Tessa finished her undergraduate degree in Anthropology at Texas State University, graduating summa cm laude. Then she completed her master's degree with us, graduating in 2023 with a thesis entitled "S*x Differences in the Effects of Obesity on Femoral Morphology." Now, she is new doctoral student in Biological Anthropology at UW and she plans to tocus her research on skeletal biomechanics, anatomy, and evolution.

Tessa will be working with Drs. Christine Harper and Patricia Kramer as she studies the lower limb as a system, focusing on the effects of arch shape and gait on lower limb morphology, and how these interact with different conditions (e.g., obesity, joint hyper mobility) and s*x.

Way to go, Tessa! We know you'll do great things at UW! 👩🏻‍🔬🐺

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10/06/2026

Here’s to another successful Forensic Fire Death Investigation Course!

The aim of this course is to understand fire dynamics and proper procedures for investigating fire scenes with fatalities. FACTS was pleased to host a variety of investigators ranging from arson specialists, medical examiners and forensic anthropologists. Awesome job, students!

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10/02/2026

A massive congratulations to FACTS faculty member, Dr. Kate Spradley, for receiving the MacArthur Fellowship award. The Fellowship is awarded to individuals who display outstanding creativity and the prospect of continued success.

Dr. Spradley’s organization, Operation Identification, works to identify and repatriate unidentified human remains found along the South Texas border. OpID strives to resolve this humanitarian crisis through scientific analysis, community outreach, and advocacy.

We’re so proud of Dr. Spradley, and can’t wait to see what she does next! Find the video about the 2026 winners in our Linktree 🔗

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09/29/2026

We were thrilled to host the Human Remains Recovery Course over the summer and would like to congratulate all who participated! The attendees gained knowledge and experience in identifying, recording, and recovering scattered and buried human remains. Topics covered in this workshop included methods for locating and recovering clandestine skeletal remains, basic human osteology, and the role of the forensic anthropologist in medicolegal death investigations, including an introduction to skeletal methods and taphonomic interpretation.

Getting FOMO? Not to worry! Our next session is in January from the 11th to the 15th. Hope to see you there, Bobcats!

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09/23/2026

Meet our 2026 FACTS Summer Scholars! We were so pleased to host Muthoni Thuku (Baylor University), Grace Rodriguez (Texas State University), and Olivia Cole (The University of New Mexico - UNM) this year. These students attended our summer workshops and also collected data for their own research. It was a successful summer! Keep up the great work!

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09/16/2026

Please check out this CNN article featuring Dr.
Molly Kaplan. Dr. Kaplan provides expert insight regarding the deaths of migrant individuals in the southwest pertaining to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Dr. Kaplan is the Interim Director for Operation Identification, which seeks to locate, identify, and return the remains of unidentified migrant decedents recovered near the South Texas Border.

Navigate to our Linktree in our bio to read the full article, "Human remains found in Tucson's vast desert have fueled speculation about a link to Nancy Guthrie. Here's what's going on."

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09/14/2026

Congradulations to Texas State PhD student, Bianca Schueng Zancanela, for winning first place with her poster presentation at the Brazilian Forensic Anthropology Association Conference (CONAF)!

Bianca's poster was titled "Investigating Cranial Variation at the CEAF-UFPE Collection in Brazil Using Geometric Morphometrics and a Quantitative Genetics Approach." Her impressive work resulted in successfully detecting secular cranial variation within the CEAF sample.

FACTS is beyond proud and can't wait to see what you do next!

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09/11/2026

Welcome back, graduate students! And a very special welcome to our exchange students, Katerina from the University of Crete 🇬🇷 and Pedro from the University of São Paulo 🇧🇷! We had a great time reconnecting with familiar faces at Friday's FACTS orientation and loved welcoming our new students.

Have a great semester, Bobcats, and stay tuned for research highlights!

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09/03/2026

Welcome back, Bobcats! Thank you so much to those who participated in our FACTS Summer Swag Challenge. Here are some of the amazing places our members showed off their FACTS swag 😎

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08/05/2026

Congratulations to our Summer 2026 graduates!

We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you. Wishing you all the best as you continue to make an impact.

Go bobcats! 🐾🎓

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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