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5th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference

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Congressional report cites UF for teaching attorneys about forensic science

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward The best way to prepare lawyers and judges in forensic science evidence is through scientific courses, reports the National Research Council, citing the University of Florida forensic continuing legal education course for offering attorneys a way to learn what they need to know.

Released in February, the congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward," has found serious deficiencies in the nation's forensic science system and has called for major reforms.

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Global Classroom A Click Away for Forensics Students in Iraq

Vehicle door being forensically examined.“The University of Florida is in Gainesville.  The Gator Nation is everywhere” proclaims a current campaign of the nation’s fourth largest university.  Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the University of Florida Forensic Science Distance Education Program.

Founded just seven years ago, the Forensic Science Program today has over 400 students from 28 countries enrolled in its growing list of accredited master’s degree and certificate offerings.  The program’s students are literally spread around the globe, logging in to do coursework from Antarctica to Hong Kong and many places in between.  Gainesville, Florida may be the physical location of the program, but the program’s students really are everywhere. (more)

Student Spotlight on Lisa Mundy

Captain Knute Adcock (right) trains the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, under supervision by Major General Ogada (left), wing commander, at Komatsu Air Base.Lisa Mundy, MS, has worked in the Office of the Medical Examiner Toxicology Lab for 11 years since earning a bachelor’s degree in 1995 in forensic chemistry from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. A fall 2006 graduate of the UF Forensic Toxicology master’s program, Mundy was promoted to supervisor this year.

Many undergraduate forensic programs don’t offer the depth of education needed for a career in toxicology, says Mundy, and that’s why she recommends graduate education. (more)

TOP GRAD: U.S. Air Force Captain Stationed in Asia earns Master’s Degree from the University of Florida

Captain Knute Adcock (right) trains the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, under supervision by Major General Ogada (left), wing commander, at Komatsu Air Base.Forces of nature and the threat of terrorism are all in a day’s work for Capt. Sean Knute Wade Adcock, who had hopes last fall of making a trip from his active duty service in Okinawa, Japan to attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Florida…(more)

UF Teaches CSI Summer Camp at Local Elementary School

Amy Kinsey, a forensic investigator with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, explains to students how the tools from her crime scene kit are used. Kinsey graduated from the UF Forensic Science program.As the school year swings into action for students at Oak Hall School, some just might add a new twist to the traditional “what I did this summer” essay. Forget writing about the beach. They’re more likely to highlight tales of buried meat and blood spatter…(more)

University of Florida Earns National Recognition in Distance Education

Victor Lechtenberg, vice chair of the ADEC board of directors (left) presents the Award for Excellence to Ian Tebbett, Ph.D., director of the UF Forensic Program and William Riffee, Ph.D., dean of UF College of Pharmacy.The American Distance Education Consortium has named the University of Florida Global Forensic Science program the winner of its 2006 national Award of Excellence in Distance Education... (more)

UF Courses Aid Bosnians in Search of Balkan Victims

Arijana Pozder (left) and Ana Milos at their Sarajevo lab, one of three regional laboratories in Eastern Europe established by the International Commission on Missing Persons.Every bone tells a story, and every story ends in tragedy. For Ana Milos and Arijana Selmanovic, two Bosnian women who completed online masters degrees through the University of Florida, unlocking the mysteries behind bones is both a job and a personal passion... (more)

 

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