This is the first of an eight-part series, airing every Friday. Quentin was a participant in a bioarchaeology training program earlier this summer. This was funded by a US National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate (NSF-REU) grant.

On today’s episode, Quentin Burke (Quinnipiac University) talks about his first intensive bioarchaeology experience between May and July this year. He takes us through the structure of the program he and his seven colleagues participated in. In particular, we examine the ethics of working with human remains, and who Quentin read and heard from to learn about the ethical situations and dilemmas that can come up in forensics and bioarchaeological work.

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If you want to read more about the NSF-REU program at the official blog and website. In particular, Quentin collaborated on two posts: one about the program’s guest speakers, and another on the challenges of doing osteological research.

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