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Spatial Impacts of a Multi-Individual Grave on Microbial and Microfaunal Communities and Soil Biogeochemistry

Journal

PLoS ONE

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Effects of Cranial Orientation on Forensic Frontal Sinus Identification as Assessed by Outline Analyses

Journal

Biology

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Body mass classification from skeletal elements using landmark-free morphological atlas estimation with diffeomorphic shape mapping

Date Published

April 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Presentation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Implications of dimorphism, population variation, and secular change in estimating population affinity in the Iberian Peninsula

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Ontogenetic Patterns in Frontal Sinus Shape: A Longitudinal Study Using Elliptical Fourier Analysis

Journal

Journal of Anatomy

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Microbial Ecology of Vertebrate Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Journal

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Missing Data Imputation Methods for Human Osteometric Measurements

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Error and bias in race and ethnicity descriptions in medical examiner records in New Mexico: Consequences for understanding mortality among Hispanic/Latinos

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains

Date Published

November 2023

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains

Improving Methods Using Machine Learning and Databases in Forensic Anthropology

Event Dates

December 5, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2023 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Webinar Series

Advances in Chemical Sorting of Commingled Remains

Event Dates

November 30, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

2023 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Webinar Series

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...

Survivability versus rate of recovery for skeletal elements in forensic anthropology

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Tooth Morphology and Population Affinity: Testing rASUDAS2 on Modern African and European-derived Samples

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Reference Material

Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases

15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$495,637

Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation

15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$467,325

Ontogenetic Study of the Pelvis Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Sex and Age Estimation

15PNIJ-23-GG-01940-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$111,000

Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections

15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$78,656

A novel method for sorting and reassociating commingled human remains using deviation analysis

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Matching 3D Facial Shape to Demographic Properties by Geometric Metric Learning: A Part-Based Approach

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science

Date Published

April 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reconstructing Native American population history

Journal

Nature

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A method for the development of cranial fracture histology slides

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Observer error and its impact on ancestry estimation using dental morphology

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Blunt Force Trauma in the Human Mandible: An Experimental Investigation

Journal

Forensic Science International: Reports

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)