FROST in the news
Research Award to Benefit NMU Forensic Program
Mining Journal, April 19, 2023
Forensic Anthropology Progresses at NMU
Mining Journal, July 21, 2022
Frozen Forensics: FROST Program at Northern Michigan University
UP Matters, February 8, 2021
Remains of UP Airman Missing for 40 Years Are Found, Foul Play Suspected
TV6, October 3, 2019
Student Researches Time-of-Death Indicator
Northern Today, September 10, 2019
Human Remains Found in Chippewa County
Iron Mountain Daily News, September 6, 2019
Bone Identification Workshop Held at Northern Michigan University
TV6, August 17, 2019
Bodies Are Studied, Not Buried at Northern Michigan University's Cemetery
Detroit Free Press, July 19. 2019
NMU Forensic Research Program Gives Update, Welcomes Guests
TV6, May 30, 2019
NMU's New FROST Facility
TV6, September 18, 2017
Wankmiller Good Choice to Lead FROST
Mining Journal, August 30, 2017
New Director Hired at FROST
Mining Journal, August 30, 2017
Research & Publications
Publications:
"Fired Bullets and the Implications for Comparison During Different Stages of Human Decomposition: A Pilot Study"
By: Shelby Szymoniak, B.S., Michigan State Police Metro Detroit Laboratory, Detroit, Michigan; Rachel E. Smith, B.S., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI; and Jane C. Harris, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.
Poster Presentations:
Research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Anaheim, California (February 17-22).
"The Effect of Human Decomposition on Fired Bullets and the Ability to Compare"
Shelby Szymoniak, B.S.*, Michigan State Police Metro Detroit Laboratory, Detroit, Michigan; Rachel E. Smith, B.S. & Jane C. (Wankmiller) Harris, Ph.D., Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
"Instars and Stripes: the scavenging behavior and taphonomic contribution of the Striped Skunk"
Rachel E. Smith, B.S.* & Jane C. (Wankmiller) Harris, Ph.D., Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI