It was a coincidence that Homecoming this year fell on the same weekend as Halloween. It was no coincidence, however, that the University of MinnesotaâÄôs mortuary science program celebrated its 100th ...

Morticians (also called funeral directors) work with more than dead bodies. They mediate ceremonies of death from floral arrangements to corpse preservation. Their toughest job: explaining to grieving ...

Ivy Tech Community College will train students for a profession that's, well, to die for. No, not another degree in technology or biosciences. Try mortuary sciences. As this and other postsecondary ...

Ever wonder what it'?s like to try to make a living in the death care industry? Those who study mortuary science, or the study of deceased bodies, can tell you. Originally founded in 1882 as the ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio College students graduating this semester are worried about the program’s future and how any changes could impact their classmates who are still working towards their degrees ...

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A young woman in a hoodie is hunched over her laptop, brow furrowed. To her right, a fellow student flips through a binder, carefully marking out sections in yellow ...

The mortuary science program at Cypress College was recently selected by North Orange County Community College District trustees as the district’s applicant for a statewide bachelor’s degree pilot ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - SIU recently acquired the first university-housed crematory for its mortuary science and funeral services bachelor’s degree program. According to a release from SIU ...

CYPRESS – Glenn Bower can talk funerals for hours. His tone isn’t somber, either. The funeral director mostly smiles and enthuses while describing his profession. Bower’s job is more than an ...

For our June 2015 issue, we explore (and try to explain) the ins and outs of the Queen City. If you’re one of the more than 100,000 people who die in Ohio each year—or a friend or family member of one ...

Researchers have found indications of embalming in Roman Greek times. By means of physico-chemical and histological methods, it was possible to show that various resins, oils and spices were used ...