Since it launched in 2023, the forensic anthropology major at The Ohio State University has skyrocketed.

“We had five students in the major the first year,” said W. Scott McGraw, chair of the anthropology department. “Now we’re up to 100.”

To keep up with the growing interest, the department opened a state-of-the-art forensic anthropology lab on campus and hired Nicholas Passalacqua to lead the program.