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🎓Congrats to the Class of 2026🎓

We are beyond proud of all our students who walked the stage at the Arts & Sciences Convocation last weekend, and cannot wait to see what the future brings for this talented group of SU alumni!

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Awesome job to our Forensics undergraduate seniors who presented their Capstone research! 📊🧑‍💼

During a Capstone project, students formulate a research topic that bridges both forensic science and their primary major and present their findings at one of our poster sessions.

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Round two of our Advanced Research Presentations will take place this Friday (4/24) in LSB 105 from 1:00-3:15pm. Join us to hear from Daniela Santacruz, Rachel Awabdeh, Maya Medina, and Nicole Menendez.

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Thank you to Matt Gamette, Idaho State Police Forensics Services Laboratory System Director, for presenting at our seminar series two weeks ago! Students were able to hear about different sources of forensics funding, learn about the NTVIC and had some great follow-up questions.

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This Friday (4/17) we kickoff round 1 of our MS Advanced Research Presentations! Join us from 1:00-2:45pm in LSB 105 to hear from Natalia Pedraza, Veronica Poole and Kiara Mackay.

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This Friday we welcome FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer Jostes for our seminar series! This seminar will discuss the career opportunities within the FBI and highlight Jostes' own path into the FBI and transition into the Behavioral Analysis Unit.
See below for more info!

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Congratulations to Calina Clarkin, Riley Smith and Matilda Nichols for presenting their research as part of the SOURCE Spring Showcase! A huge thanks to their faculty mentors Natalie Novotna and Mike Marciano for guiding them along the way

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This Friday (4/3) we are hosting Matt Gamette from the Idaho State Police Forensic Services!
His presentation will cover current advocacy issues impacting forensics, the mission of the NTVIC, and touch on rapidly growing areas of interest within forensic science.

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Join us Wed. 4/1 from 9:30am-11:30am in Lyman 132 to learn more about the 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction- Civil Support Team (CST)! This seminar will cover who the CST is, what they do, sample response scenarios, a hands-on demo of their portable analytical equipment, and Q&A!

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Our Seminar Series is back this Friday with Scott Jarrett!
Learn about forensics in TV, hear from Scott's 10 years of experience on the series NCIS, and explore how these series balance the responsibility of accurately representing forensic science within each 1-hour episode.

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Thank you to Dr. Katie Monday for her seminar presentation last Friday! This was one of our most well attended seminars, and students were able to hear about where to get started in research, the different types, and review specific examples of research Dr. Monday conducted 📊📄

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This Friday (2/13) we welcome Dr. Katie Monday, Medical Examiner at the Onondaga County MEO, as part of our seminar series! Join us from 1-2pm in LSB 105 to learn about the basics of forensic research, how to get started, and overviews of past studies.

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Our first seminar of the spring semester was a success!
Thank you again to Dr. Bhatia, SU Professor Emeritus- Linguistics, for presenting to our students last week. It was great to learn about forensic linguistics as a whole, its applications, and cases that Dr. Bhatia worked on

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🚨 Less than one month away! 🚨
The Application Deadline for our M.S. programs in Forensic Science, Biomedical Forensic Science, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Forensic Science Advanced Laboratory, and Digital Forensics is February 15th for Fall 2026 admission.

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Join us this Friday (1/30) for our first seminar of the Spring 2026 semester with Dr. Tej Bhatia, SU Professor Emeritus- Linguistics, from 1-2pm in LSB 105. See the attached flyer for more information!

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📅 Save the Date for our Spring 2026 Seminar Series!

Seminars take place on Fridays from 1-2pm in the Life Sciences Complex room 105. We have a great lineup of speakers for this semester, we hope you can make it! Stay tuned for more updates on our social media channels.

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🎓Congratulations to our December 2025 MS Graduates! 🎓Students completed their degree requirements this past December thanks to their hard work and dedication. An additional congrats extends to Cameron and Taylor, who presented original research in the final seminar of the year!

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Happy Last Day of Classes! 🤗

Our students have been hard at work all semester long and have honed their skills in mock scene processing, microscopy, developing latent prints using various techniques, and even presented their original capstone research! 🔬🔍📈

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This Friday (12/5) is the final seminar of the Fall semester! Join us for M.S. students Taylor Walther and Cameron Brown's individual advanced track research presentations from 1-2:30pm in LSB 105.

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Thank you to Scott Brenneck for presenting at our seminar series last week! ⚖👨‍⚖️

Students were able to learn about the role of a defense attorney within the justice system, hear advice on how to prepare for testimony as an expert, and were highly engaged in the Q&A portion!