Va Budget Cuts Hit Forensic Lab Analysis of Trace Evidence
Virginia Department of Forensic Science is budget cutting to and reducing analysis of gunshot residue and several other kinds of trace evidence. For the full article go to the website below:
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2014/12/va-budget-cuts-hit-forensic-lab-analysis-trace-evidence
[Abstract written by Mercedes Quick, ForensIQ Intern, 12/01/14]
Research Aims to Assist Forensic Investigations
A chemistry professor Barry K. Lavine at Ohio State University was awarded a grant to continue his research of automobile paint samples to benefit forensic scientists. The grant has the potential to speed up the paint sample process using infrared spectral data. The $443,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice is Lavine’s third grant in four years. Since 2010, his research has collected more than $1.2 million in funding. He plans to do this by comparing the spectral paint to the paint of the automobile using algorithms.
For additional information please visit the website below:
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2014/11/research-aims-assist-forensic-investigations
[Abstract written by Mercedes Quick, ForensIQ Intern, 11/18/14]
University of Mississippi Forensic Chemistry Honored as Leading National Program
ForensicColleges.com has named the forensic chemistry program at the University of Mississippi one of the finest in the nation. U.S. News and World Report comprehensive surveys, reputation among professionals and peers, and cost and opportunities for experience rank the Forensic Chemistry program in the top 13. UM’s forensic chemistry program is the only one in the state and among only three forensic chemistry programs in the south and six nationally accredited by the Forensic Science Educations Programs Accreditation Commission.
The UM forensic chemistry program contains a demanding science-based curriculum that prepares graduates for versatile careers in forensics laboratories. Although the University of Mississippi only offers a B.S. in forensic chemistry, a major difference that sets this program aside from all others is that all students in the program are enrolled in a summer internship with a local criminal laboratory. Because of the hands-on experience, more than 70% of graduates find employment upon graduation, many of them working in local and federal crime labs.
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Source: University of Mississippi News
[Abstract written by Noel Andres, ForensIQ Intern, 5/8/14]
