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(MURFREESBORO) A world-renowned forensic scientist who’s helped investigate some of the most infamous deaths of the last 50 years is helping Middle Tennessee State University resume its acclaimed William M. Bass Legends in Forensic Science Lectureship series this fall.  Dr. Henry C. Lee, professor emeritus of the University of New Haven’s College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences that bears his name, is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 2...

NIST scientific foundation reviews address issues of accuracy, reliability and validity in forensic science.

Registry notches its 100th standard, marking a milestone for the forensic science organization.

Report documents the scientific foundations of digital evidence examination and recommends ways to advance the field.

The BGSU Forensic Science major with a Forensic Biology specialization trains students in biological and DNA analysis of forensic evidence for jobs in the nation’s crime labs.

The BGSU Forensic Science major with a Forensic Chemistry specialization, works with the Center for the Future of Forensic Science to prepare grads for careers in crime labs.

A new crime scene house for the forensic science program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln helps prepare students for working at actual crime scenes.

Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts. She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.

Researchers think they can find evidence of volatile organic compounds from a decomposing body in honey

Forensic science students at George Mason University (GMU) in Virginia found a partner in honey bees against crime involving missing bodies of people.