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Nov. 15, 2014 @ 12:24 AM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON Students from Ohio got to investigate their potential future careers during a trip to Marshall University on Friday. Students from Meigs High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center visited the CSI: Huntington workshop, which is operated by Marshall forensic science graduate students and faculty. To read
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – David Preston Miller, a Marshall University Forensic Science graduate student from Dallas, Texas, is the first student from Marshall to receive a prestigious, nationally recognized scientific scholarship award from the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation. Miller was presented with a check for the $25,000 scientific scholarship Friday, Sept. 26, at the Forensic Science
Dr. Lauren Waugh, the Chemistry professor in the MU Forensic Science Academic Program, has published an article in the prestigious Journal of Analytical Toxicology! It is titled “Fatal Methadone Toxicity: Potential Role of CYP3A4 Genetic Polymorphism.” Stay tuned for the full article!
Call for posters! On behalf of the Student Development Committee and the membership of the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification, I would like to invite you and your students to our fall educational conference being held October 10-11 at the Double Tree in Williamsburg, VA. Further information regarding the conference can
By MARLA PISCIOTTA For The State Journal Marshall University’s forensic science program is the brainchild of Terry Fenger, who also is its director of the program getting national attention and continuing to grow. The program includes forensic chemistry, forensic DNA, technology, crime scene investigation and digital devise forensics, also called computer forensics. To read the
HUNTINGTON — Students of the Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program again earned the highest overall scores in the country on the Forensic Science Assessment Test. The qualifying test is offered each year by the American Board of Criminalistics, according to the university. This is the fifth time the program achieved the No. 1 ranking
Daniel Botello is a recipient of the 2013 Association of Firearms & Toolmarks Examiners scholarship. Click here to see his biography.
May. 03, 2014 @ 12:00 AM HUNTINGTON — Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program student projects were showcased at its Research Day event Friday at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center. The event provided students with an opportunity to showcase their research and skills they completed and obtained while participating interships in federal, state and
Taking an inside look at Marshall University’s Forensic Science Center By Ariel Rothfield, Reporter HUNTINGTON, West Virginia – Inside of a house blocks away from Marshall University’s main campus, there’s a “dead” body, finger prints, a threatening note written on a mirror and possibly more. The house looks like it could be a scene from
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Season E. Seferyn, M.S.F.S, a parentage DNA analyst at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center, presented findings from a property crimes project at a conference sponsored by the International Association for Identification earlier this month. The Marshall University Forensic Science Center provided DNA analysis on evidence from 1,227 property crimes cases for
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Forensic Science graduate students and DNA analysts saw first-hand their DNA profiles being generated in under 90 minutes using rapid DNA analysis, an emerging biometrics technology that may revolutionize how certain crimes are solved. Dr. Terry W. Fenger, director of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center, said the demonstration of
The DNA Internship Technical Assistance Program (TAP) at Marshall University offers the forensic science community low-cost, pre-trained graduate students skilled in performing customized internal evaluation and validation of DNA technologies based on customer specifications. Students are qualified as Technical Assistants upon meeting lab competency requirements. Their knowledge and skills include but are not limited to
Marshall University Forensic Science spring graduate wins scholarship from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – David Eckre, a spring graduate of the Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program, received a $1,000 scholarship award from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences at its annual meeting in May. At the meeting, Eckre presented
Monday, July 22, 2013 Contact: Mary M. Thomasson, Public Information Officer, Marshall University Forensic Science Center, 304-691-8961 Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program ranks number one in the nation on national assessment test scores HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program once again is ranked number one in the country for its
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On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will be holding a hearing titled: From the Lab Bench to the Courtroom: Advancing the Science. The hearing will focus on the need to advance forensic research and standards, the challenges faced by the forensic science community, and the need for
A position has opened in the Michigan State Police Crime Lab for a Trace Evidence Examiner. Below is a link to the job posting. Please notice the short deadline of THIS Thursday, December 20th. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/michigan/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=567057
MUFSC student receives professional development travel award November 29, 2012 The Dr. Leonard J. Deutsch Graduate College Professional Development Fund and the Graduate College Advisory Board Fund provides travel support for graduate students to present their work at professional conferences or to attend a professional conference. This year, we would like to congratulate Ashleigh Zeile (Class
Brunty presents social media, forensic ties at conference A Marshall University faculty member and former digital forensics examiner and laboratory manager was invited to make a presentation at an Evidence Conference held last month in Washington, D.C. To read more of this article, click here.
Legislators get close-up look at forensics HERALD DISPATCH (Jean Tarbett Hardiman) — It takes some hands-on learning for legislators to be able to make good decisions, said West Virginia Sen. Roman Prezioso of Marion County. That’s why he and about 25 other members of the West Virginia Legislature toured the Marshall University Forensic Science Center on