ACADEMICS: Dr. Stephens Assist IHS Students To Identify Skeletal Remains

Dr. Bill Stephens, forensic anthropologist for the Richland County Coroner’s Office spoke to the sophomore Institute for Health Sciences  students about bone collections and determining the age, height, ethnicity, and gender of bones. He also described the precision and detail needed to recognize bone fragments especially of mass graves and the 911 bombing sites. Our students will use this information to help determine the identity of two fictitious skeletal remains.