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October 15, 2010 @ 11:50 PM The Herald-Dispatch – HUNTINGTON — A group of second-year students from the Marshall University Forensic Science Center added another mock crime scene to their resumes Friday afternoon…read more. Photo Gallery
The Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF), in association with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), is currently accepting abstracts for poster presentations on forensic research, case studies, or other relevant research, for the YFSF/AAFS annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois February 21-26, 2011. Poster submissions are due January 1st, 2011. For
Interested in our graduate program? The Marshall University Forensic Science Program is participating in the Marshall University BMS Graduate Programs Open House on Friday, October 29, 2010. To sign up, visit Open House Registration – bms.marshall.edu or call the BMS program at 304-696-3365. If you have specific questions for the Forensic Science Program, then e-mail forensics@marshall.edu
Huntington Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON — The Marshall University Forensic Science Center is scheduled to receive federal funding and a grant totaling more than $5.9 million, for advanced academic research in criminal forensic technologies… Read more: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x2094510730/No-Headline
WV Gazette: September 23, 2010 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved nearly $6 million in federal research funds for the Marshall University Forensic Science Center, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Carte Goodwin announced in a news release… Read more: http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201009230666
September 23, 2010 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved nearly $6 million in federal research funds for the Marshall University Forensic Science Center, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Carte Goodwin announced in a news release. Read more – http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201009230666
Thursday it was announced funding secured by Senator Byrd totaling $5,430,000, and an additional competitive grant award of $540,752, have been awarded to the Marshall University Forensic Science Center for advanced academic research in criminal forensics technologies…read more. WSAZ – HomePage – Headlines – http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/103619629.html
MUFIA (Marshall University Forensic Identification Association) is selling Entertainment Books to raise money for conferences and professional development trips. To buy your local book: 1. Visit www.entertainment.com/support 2. Enter group number: 961110 (otherwise MUFIA doesn’t get credit) 3. Enter your zip code. 4. Buy your book! Tell your friends and family. The fundraiser ends September 30,
FROM Digital Forensic Investigator: Effective Courtroom Testimony: Trick Questions Cross-examination can be very tricky and quickly make you appear to be feeble minded. There are two types of questions often asked to catch you Read more Expert Witness: Effective Courtroom Testimony DFI News
Marshall University has its campus located in Huntington West Virginia The school possesses the best forensic science program for a Masters of Science in … education-portal.com/…/List_of_the_Best_Schools_with_Fore…
BILL ROSENBERGER, The Herald-Dispatch The conference which took place at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center focused on the growth of digital evidence in both criminal and civil … http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x812094035/Digital-evidence-conference-wraps-up-at-Forensic-Science-Center
http://www.marshall.edu/pressrelease.asp?ID=2078 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence (AIDE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving professionals and students of the legal, technical and business communities that work with digital evidence, is sponsoring its first conference at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center. Each day will focus on one of the four sub-groups of
MUFSP’s CSI: Huntington has been featured on wvcommerce.org for being a “real-world classroom with hands-on experience”. Check it out via http://www.wvcommerce.org/info/wvmagazine/genuinewv2010/realworldclassrooms/. CSI: Huntington is a project run by the faculty and students of the M.S. degree program as a fundraiser for their student organization, MUFIA.
>The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has partnered with the Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) to offer the NIJ/FSF Forensic Science Student Research Program and begin a collaborative relationship of shaping the next generation of forensic scientists. The NIJ/FSF Forensic Science Student Research Program requires eligible applicants to be students enrolled in a Forensic Science Education
>http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/marshall/x631787465/Art-student-donates-sculpture-to-the-Forensic-Science-CenterMay 23, 2010 – PAUL SEBERT of the The Herald-Dispatch. Ellen Fure, a junior undergraduate student majoring in art and design at Marshall University, donated her sculpture titled “Individuality” to the Marshall University Forensic Science Center. Fure, who is pursuing an emphasis in sculpture, created a relief of her thumbprint on a 4-foot by 5-foot
>http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/marshall/x631787462/Marshall-s-Crime-Scene-House-draws-national-attentionMay 23, 2010– PAUL SEBERT, The Herald-Dispatch – Huntington, like all cities, may have some rough neighborhoods but 524 5th Ave., may be the most crime-ridden place in the area.Hardly a week goes by without a break-in, a computer crime and a possibly a murder or two. Purchased by Marshall University in 2006, this historic
http://www.marshall.edu/forensics/ The new academic program website has launched! All information on the Forensic Science Graduate Program will now be located at this new site. Information for the MU Forensic Science Center can still be found at their website, forensics.marshall.edu.
Friday, May 7 — 5-7pm – Forensic Science Hooding Ceremony, Memorial Student Center Basement Saturday, May 8 — 9 a.m., Marshall University’s 173rd commencement, Big Sandy Superstore Arena Saturday, May 8 — 1 p.m., Forensic Science graduate program reception, Forensic Science Center
>All of the students from the Class of 2010 who took the IAI Certification Exam passed! Congrats to: Alexandria Bondra Rachel Keaton Jennifer Hayden Amanda Hoffman Justin Owens
April 19, 2010, Dave Wellman, Marshall University – HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The designs for two recent building projects at Marshall University have been recognized by the West Virginia chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)…The Forensic Science Center was constructed in three phases and includes high-tech classrooms, DNA training and research laboratories, a digital