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Aggie professor helps law enforcement find answers in the soil

7Apr

Jacqui Aitkenhead-Peterson’s Forensic Soil Science Course teaches soil and geologic characteristics associated with crime scene examination. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Beth Luedeker)

Texas A&M AgriLife researcher examines crime scene soil for human remains We have seen them on TV, the crime scene investigators who sift through the minutiae such as soil to… Read More →

Forensics Workshop Helps Teachers Teach STEM in Classroom

8Mar

Ina Knight, left and Brandon Pigeon, right, learn how to use the tools forensic scientists use to do casework with.

Educators in Texas got a glimpse into the world of forensic and investigative sciences as they learned how to use the tools during a session in the Heep Center 207… Read More →

Kelsey Garner Receives Forensic Technician Certification

6Feb

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program would like to congratulate senior Kelsey Garner on recently receiving her Forensic Technician during the spring minimester of the Texas… Read More →

Tomberlin’s Research Featured in Video on National Geographic Website

31Oct

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The mention of the word maggot may bring horrific things to mind and gross a lot of people out. To Dr. Jeff Tomberlin and his team at the… Read More →

Forensics Students Celebrated Spring 2014 Graduation

14May

Forensic and Investigative Sciences graduating class. (from left to right) Front Row: Lauren Quirch, Sarah Norman, Cindy Rodriguez, Sunday Saenz, Courtney Weldon, Jacqueline Wenzlaff Back Row: Angela Perez, Caitlin Evers, Barrett Riddle, Neil Higgs, Tyler Smith, Nina Caserio, and Dana Zuber. Photo by Ann Pool

Sixteen students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program recently gave their mothers a great early Mother’s Day present during the Saturday evening commencement ceremony on May 10. The students… Read More →

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