{"id":1944,"date":"2012-04-26T16:15:38","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T20:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wpmu\/forensics\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2012-04-26T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T20:15:38","slug":"marshall-university-forensic-science-program-to-hose-forensic-science-research-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/uncategorized\/marshall-university-forensic-science-program-to-hose-forensic-science-research-day","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University Forensic Science Program to host Forensic Science Research Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.<\/strong> \u2013 The Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program will host its Forensic Science Research Day to showcase research conducted by graduate students during internships from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at the MU Forensic Science Center. The event is open to the public.<\/p>\n

Last summer, the forensic science graduate students worked in crime laboratories across the country on research projects involving DNA analysis, digital forensics, forensic chemistry and crime scene investigation.<\/p>\n

The Forensic Science Center provides students with a unique environment for education and training in preparation for internships because it houses the nationally recognized and FEPAC-accredited Forensic Science Graduate Program, accredited DNA laboratories as well as working forensic chemistry, forensic microscopy and digital forensic laboratories. Students receive hands-on training prior to working in the crime labs.<\/p>\n

Dr. Terry W. Fenger, director of Marshall\u2019s Forensic Science Center, said the internship program is a requirement of FEPAC, the agency that accredits Marshall\u2019s graduate forensic science program. \u201cThe internship program provides students with experience that helps them to find jobs after graduation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt also enables the academic program to build a network of contacts in our nation\u2019s crime labs and law enforcement agencies who notify us about job openings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marshall\u2019s forensic science graduate students are assigned internships in state and local forensic crime labs to perform validations, conduct research and perform comparison studies on methodologies in various forensic disciplines.<\/p>\n

Internships were completed at the following forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies and prosecutor\u2019s office: New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner\u2019s Forensic Biology Laboratory, New York, N.Y.; Rhode Island Department of Health Forensic Biology Laboratory, Providence, R.I.; Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Forensic Laboratory, Las Vegas, Nev.; Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office Forensic Biology Unit, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center\u2019s Criminalistics Division, Wichita, Kan.; Michigan State Police Marquette Forensic Laboratory, Marquette, Mich.; Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office Forensic Toxicology Section, Ventura, Calif.; South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Trace Evidence Department, Columbia, S.C.; Huntington Police Department, Cabell County Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the Huntington Fire Department, Huntington, W.Va.; and Marshall University Forensic Science Center\u2019s Forensic Chemistry Laboratory as well as its Marshall Information Security and Digital Evidence Laboratory.<\/p>\n

Poster reviewers include individuals from various crime labs in the local area.<\/p>\n

The media is welcome to cover the event. Reporters should call Mary Thomasson at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center at 304-691-8961 to set up interviews, preferably earlier in the morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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