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MU’s Forensic Science Center to research new automated DNA screening
January 22, 2012 Goodwin touts Marshall University crime lab AnonymousAssociated PressSun Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 PM EST HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin visited the Marshall University Forensic Science Center recently to see what is happening in the labs that are helping law enforcement on a national level put suspects behind bars.
Nicholas County students receive training on cyber safety December 10, 2011 @ 12:00 AM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — More than 30 students from Nicholas County High School’s Future Business Leaders of America organization spent Friday afternoon getting trained on cyber safety from officials with the Marshall University Forensic Science Center. The students, said teacher Susan
November 02, 2011 @ 06:00 AM 2011/The Herald-Dispatch Herald-Dispatch.com HUNTINGTON — Dozens of juniors and seniors from Fairview High School in Boyd County are getting lessons in criminal forensics from graduate students in Marshall University’s Forensic Science Center programs. View Original Article Here
By Kara Van Pelt Register-Herald Reporter Wed Oct 19, 2011, 12:12 AM EDT Close to 100 people converged at Tamarack Tuesday for a symposium on cyber security, hosted by the Southern West Virginia Preparedness Partnership. The event offered local individuals or businesses an opportunity to learn about cyber threats and ways to protect themselves. Four
Published: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 8:00 AM By Laura Maggi, The Times-PicayuneThe Times-Picayune New Orleans police officials said Wednesday more than 800 untested rape kits will be tested by the beginning of next year, clearing up a backlog that includes physical evidence from sexual assaults dating to the late 1980s. Police Commander Paul Noel, who
Marshall University faculty provided digital forensics training to arson investigators at the West Virginia Fire Investigation Conference sponsored by the West Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators. Dr. Terry W. Fenger, director of the Forensic Science Center; John Sammons, assistant professor in the Integrated Science and Technology Department; and Margaret Phipps Brown,
Marshall’s forensic science graduate students and faculty will present a crime scene investigation workshop for high school students from Fairview High School of Ashland, Ky., Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at MU’s crime scene house. About 55 high school science students are expected to attend the “CSI Huntington” workshop. They will participate in lectures, demonstrations
Marshall University is hosting an open house for the Biomedical Sciences and Forensic Science Graduate Programs on Friday, October 21, 2011. Please register by filling out and submitting the form found here. The agenda for the Forensic Science Program portion can be found here.
Forensic Nexus Q/A Session with a Forensic Chemistry expert and professor! August 22, 2011, Forensic Nexus Forensic Nexus would like to introduce you to Dr. John G. Rankin, a Forensic Chemistry professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Rankin kindly agreed to being interviewed by Forensic Nexus to share his career path. We
City of Huntington to recognize 2011 Wall of Fame inductees August 10, 2011 @ 12:00 AM, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — The City of Huntington Foundation has announced its 2011 inductees for the Greater Huntington Wall of Fame. The inductees are: Thomas J. Bell; Terry W. Fenger, Ph.D..; Maxine Kitchen Loudermilk; Robert E. “Bob” Tweel; and
Tuesday August 9, 2011 by Zack Harold, Daily Mail staff As with everything else, crime is moving online. And thanks to experts at the West Virginia State Police Digital Forensics Unit, there’s a new way to dust for fingerprints. Cpl. Robert Boggs runs the unit’s Huntington lab, housed in the Marshall University Forensic Science Center.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 10, 2011 Contact: Mary Thomasson, Public Information Officer, Marshall University Forensic Science Center 304-691-8961 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. J. Graham Rankin, a forensic chemistry professor in Marshall University’s Forensic Science graduate program, has been selected as chair-elect of the Criminalistics Section of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists. He will assume
Diane Mufson: Marshall’s forensic center truly impressive June 07, 2011 @ 10:05 PM | The Herald-Dispatch How many times have you heard comments such as, “Nothing ever changes in Huntington” or “Too bad Huntington can’t be like it was in the good old days?” For many reasons “the good old days,” which weren’t always good, are
Forensic Analysis of a Playstation® 3 ‘Slim’ Model Biography: Elise Chom is from Fraser, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 where she received a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Elise is currently a graduate student at Marshall University where she is studying for a Masters degree in Forensic Science
Internal Validation of DNA Extraction from Bone and Tooth Samples Using Qiagen’s BioRobot EZ1 Biography: Stephanie Kuntz is from Wheeling, WV. She attended Marshall University from which she received her BS degree in Forensic Chemistry with a minor in Criminal Justice. Currently, Stephanie is enrolled in the Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program seeking emphases
Trifluoroacetyl Derivatization of Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDMA and Other Controlled Substances with Similar Mass Spectra Biography: Erin Elizabeth LaGrone is from Katy, Texas, and she received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She will graduate this May with her master’s degree in forensic science from Marshall University with emphases in
Validation of the Applied Biosystems AmpFlSTR® Yfiler™ PCR Amplification Kit Biography: Brandy Jean Maydon grew up in La Feria, Texas. After graduating from high school, she attended Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Forensic Science with an emphasis in Forensic Science in 2009. She is currently attending Marshall University,
Comparison of Collection Devices and Commonly used Human Identification Kits for Forensic DNA Profiling of Soil-Inhibited Saliva-Skin Samples Biography: Dishari Mukherjee hails from Calcutta, India. She graduated in 2008 from Topiwala National Medical College, Bombay, India with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. During her undergraduate years, she completed one and a
Analysis and characterization of several varieties of synthetic cannabinoids Biography: Amber Rasmussen is from Appleton, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2007 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and Human Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish. She is currently a graduate student in Marshall University’s Forensic Science Program