Amy Cunningham, a licensed funeral director in Brooklyn, says she appreciates the opportunity to create beautiful and ...

Facing impending layoffs at his manufacturing plant, Alan Willoughby left to seek financial security selling automobiles at a used-car lot. Then the economy hit the skids, and he struggled to make ...

For a woman whose business is death and dying, mortuary science professor Jody LaCourt has a surprisingly sunny disposition. LaCourt, a University alumna, teaches restorative art and embalming theory ...

With New York City funeral homes overwhelmed by the coronavirus, a professor from an upstate town has been transporting bodies so families don’t have to wait weeks for cremation services.

The Ivy Tech Mortuary Science Program is certified by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) and offers students a comprehensive education in legal, science, and business aspects of ...

As American industries struggle to fill plentiful job vacancies in a tight labor market, there's at least one type of work where interest seems to be flourishing: funeral services. Colleges ...

A funeral makeup artist prepares the dead for viewing by the living during an open-casket funeral. The intent is to make the deceased appear as they did in life. Workers who cosmeticize the deceased ...

When working as a student mortician, there are a lot of funeral faux-pas to keep track of. Solemn with no smiles is obvious protocol. But even a simple goodbye can get you in trouble which in Chinese ...

Facing impending layoffs at his manufacturing plant, Alan Willoughby left to seek financial security selling automobiles at a used-car lot. Then the economy hit the skids, and he struggled to make ...

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 ...