Refugee Resettlement: A View from the Caritas of Austin Employment Department Refugees, Where They Come From & Where They Go According to the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is defined as any person who: “Owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted… Continue Reading Kyle Taylor, Caritas of Austin
Using Human Mummified Tissue to Determine Postmortem Interval I conducted an internship with the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (F.A.C.T.S) during the Spring 2015 semester. I worked closely with the director of F.A.C.T.S., Dr. Daniel Wescott, to conduct a study to determine if human mummified tissue can be used to estimate the postmortem interval… Continue Reading Simone Longe, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
Internship at the Legacy Program: Teaching children to save the past From June 15th until August 7th of 2015, I had the wonderful opportunity to intern with the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Archaeological Research, or CAR. Specifically, I worked in CAR’s public outreach division, the Legacy program. The program director of Legacy… Continue Reading Sam Jaklich, Center for Archaeological Research
In the spring of 2015, I began an internship at the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) at Texas State University. The Center for Archaeological Studies works within the Department of Anthropology and, as a state-recognized repository, assists with archaeological and anthropological research and materials curation, while ensuring the care of excavated objects and upholding procedures… Continue Reading Alex Baker, Center for Archaeological Studies
Working at the Witte Museum Have you ever been on a visit to a museum and wondered what it takes to make the exhibits looks as they do? In my naïve younger years, I didn’t think that working in a museum would be as labor-intensive as it ended up being. When I was about eleven… Continue Reading Desirae Long, the Witte Museum