Students in the FIVS 289 Special Topics course this fall learned how to look at things from a new perspective: under a microscope. During the course, students to learn how to identify fibers from clothing, animal or human hair, or other minute particles that aren’t easily seen by the naked eye. Instructor and Senior Lecturer… Read More →
Tomberlin Receives Presidential Impact Fellow
Congratulations to Professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow Dr. Jeff Tomberlin as he received the Presidential Impact Fellow award on November 5. Tomberlin was among 20 faculty members from the University who were honored at the ceremony for the recognition. Tomberlin has become a national and international leader in the science and applications of… Read More →
What is Forensic Entomology? Professor shares insight on how insects assist in legal investigations
by Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M AgriLife Communications Insects can help fight crime by providing important scientific insights that can be applied to legal investigations – plus provide interested individuals with a truly unique profession in forensic entomology. While most may view forensic entomology as the “creepy-crawly” part of CSI-type television shows, that perspective only scratches… Read More →
Former Forensics Student Wins Contest with Unique Beetle Art
Former Forensic and Investigative Sciences student Michelle Jonika put her spin on insect art as she received first prize at a recent science art contest hosted by the Interdisciplinary Genetics Program in August at the Biochemistry/Biophysics Building lobby. Jonika was one of 18 entries from the Genetics program done by faculty and graduate students in… Read More →
Forensics Students Join More than 10,000 Aggies Graduating in Spring 2019
Congratulations to our students that were part of the more than 10,000 that are expected to walk the stage this spring during commencement at Reed Arena on Friday, May 10. Twenty-three students joined several from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the 9am ceremony. Congratulations to all that are expected to walk the… Read More →
Students Receive COALS Senior Merit Awards
Congratulations to seniors Kylee Morrison and Nicholas Richter as they received Senior Merit Awards during the College’s annual Spring Convocation at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Saturday, April 11. Morrison, a Forensic and Investigative Sciences major and Chemistry minor, is a member of the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization, where she has been a… Read More →
Students Help Bryan Resident with Yard During The Big Event
Ten students from the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization helped a resident in Bryan in the cool late March air during The Big Event on March 30. The students were among 19,000 Aggies that participated in the largest student-run community service event in the nation. During the day, they helped a resident in Bryan… Read More →
Forensics Program Receives #1 Best Bachelors Program in US
The Department of Entomology’s Forensic and Investigative Program has a reason to celebrate this year as it was ranked in the top 25 Best Bachelors in Forensic Science Degree Programs in the country. The Bachelor’s Degree Center, an independent resource website, ranked the program #1 out of 25 Best Bachelors in Forensic Science Programs during… Read More →
Forensics Workshop Helps Teachers Teach STEM in Classroom
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 during the STEM4Innovation conference from February 21-22. The day-and-a-half-long conference held campuswide focused on providing formal and informal educators and counselors in K-12 schools in… Read More →
Brundage Receives Honoring Excellence Award
Dr. Adrienne Brundage’s engaging teaching style and her caring for students has yet garnered another award as she was recognized by Residence Life on Friday, February 1 at the Memorial Student Center. Brundage was recognized with the organization’s Honoring Excellence award during its ceremony in the Gates Ballroom. The awards are given annually to eight… Read More →
Students Get Hands Dirty Learning Evidence Collection Techniques
Every fall semester, students in Dr. Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson’s Forensic Soil Science class got the dirt on learning how forensic scientists collected evidence from crime scenes. The students received the experience in collecting soil samples and searching crime scenes for possible evidence during a mock crime scene investigation activity that is held outside the Heep Center… Read More →
Youth Learn Forensics from Tomberlin Lab During Summer Camp
Students from Texas high schools got a first-hand glimpse of what it takes to be a forensic scientist as members of Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s lab volunteered during the recent Youth Adventure Program camp this summer. The camp was one of several week-long courses that were held during the summer months to help gifted and talented… Read More →
Congratulations Spring 2018 Graduates
The Department of Entomology would like to congratulate the 14 students that are expected to graduate during commencement exercises at Reed Arena on Friday, May 11. These students joined more than 1,200 students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the 9am ceremony. Congratulations and good luck on your futures!! Calli Regan Allison… Read More →
Forensics Students Named Scholars Society Members During Banquet
Several students were recognized this spring during the Department of Entomology’s annual Undergraduate Recognition Banquet on Thursday, April 12 at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex. Tammy Starr and Isaac Luna began the banquet by welcoming guests while former students Dikla Medina and Elaine Chu shared their experiences when they were students in the Department… Read More →
FIVS Students Help Community during Big Event
Twenty-one students from the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program and the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Science Organization gave back to the local community during the 36th annual The Big Event. The students were part of more than 20,000 Aggies that were sent out in the community in the nation’s largest single-day community service project on… Read More →
Jonika Receives COALS Senior Merit Award
The Department of Entomology and the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Michelle Jonika as she received the 2018 Senior Merit Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jonika received the award during the annual Spring Convocation that was held in the John G…. Read More →
Abby Jones Receives Top Award For Talk at Ecological Integration Symposium
Congratulations to senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Abby Jones as she received second place at the Ecological Integration Symposium on April 5-6 Jones was awarded second place in the undergraduate student oral presentation category for her talk titled “Mass mortality events in relation to carrion ecology and forensic entomology: emphasizing taxonomic resolution.” Jones’ mentor… Read More →
Forensics Student Receives Two Awards at Student Research Week
This year’s Student Research Week went very well for senior Michelle Jonika as she received two awards for her excellence in research during the student run research symposium held the week of March 19-23. Jonika, a senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major, received first place in the Undergraduate Agriculture and Life Sciences Category and the… Read More →
Students Learn Basics With Revamped Course Structure
A small group of Forensic and Investigative Sciences students got a chance to test out a revamped Forensics 421 class this January as the Department of Entomology changed the format of the course for 2018. This year, there were several new additions, including a new faculty member, as well as improved hands-on demonstrations and activities… Read More →
Bouderdaben Named 2018 Texas A&M RISE Fellow
Congratulations to junior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Fatimah Bouderdaben as she received a fellowship opportunity to present research at the Texas A&M conference in 2018. The fellowship, known as the RISE (Race, Identity and Social Equality) Fellowship, provides undergraduates an opportunity to conduct research with an emphasis on race, identity and social equality. The… Read More →
Congratulations Fall 2017 Forensics Graduates!
Two students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program received an early gift this holiday season as they joined thousands of Aggies for graduation at Reed Arena on Friday, December 15. The two students that were expected to graduate during the 2pm ceremony include the following: Olivia Nirider – Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science… Read More →
TAMU Participates In Nation’s First NSF and NIJ Jointly-Supported Forensic Science Center
MIAMI, FLORIDA —Two faculty members from the Department of Entomology are taking the lead in Texas A&M’s participation in a newly formed Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS) funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and its government and industrial partners. Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin, Texas… Read More →
Youth Learned Basics About Forensics During Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Twenty-two high school students that participated in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ STARS Program got a taste of what it is like to be a forensic scientist as Dr. Craig Coates taught the group during a session in the Heep center in early July. The session was a part of the… Read More →
Students Receive Forensic Technician Certificates during Latent Print Class
BRYAN, Texas—Eight students received their Forensic Technician certificates during the final portion of the Latent Print Processing course that took place at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan on May 19. Students Maximilian Kirking, Jeremy Arnold, Jack Peabody, Michelle Jonika, Abby Jones, Ava Moyer, Milagros Pacchioni, and Katelyn McLeod received the certificates after successfully completing the… Read More →
Forensics Students Among 10,000 Graduating During Spring Graduation
Congratulations to the 21 students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program as they joined more than 10,000 Aggies during spring graduation this May. The students were part of thousands of other students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the 9am commencement ceremony at Reed Arena on Friday, May 12.
Forensics Students Receive Scholarships and Awards During Recognition Reception
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Several Forensic and Investigative Sciences students received scholarships and recognized for their activities this academic year during the Department of Entomology’s special Undergraduate Recognition reception on Wednesday, May 3. After the welcome, guest speaker Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin said a few words of encouragement to the graduating seniors during the keynote address and junior… Read More →
Selena Portillo Receives 2017 Senior Merit Award
Congratulations to senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Selena Portillo as she received the 2017 Senior Merit Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Science during its annual Spring Convocation on Saturday, April 8. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Portillo is an active member in the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization and… Read More →
Forensics Organization Helps Community during Big Event
Nine students from the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization spent the cool Saturday afternoon helping a local couple to clean their yard during the Big Event on March 25 at a residence in Wellborn. The students were a part of 21,000 Aggies that were sent out in the community to work on various service… Read More →
Tomberlin Named AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Jeff Tomberlin as he was named a Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow during the Texas A&M AgriLife Conference on January 9 at the Memorial Student Center. The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow is an honorific title he will keep throughout his tenure at Texas A&M. This was awarded… Read More →
Brundage Receives Dean’s Award For Early Career Teaching
Assistant Lecturer Dr. Adrienne Brundage’s teaching methods have earned her one of the highest awards given by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2016. Brundage received the Dean’s Award for Early Career Teaching during a special awards ceremony in October at the AgriLife Center by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Since… Read More →
Parchman Named CSPD Rookie of Year
COLLEGE STATION, Texas–Congratulations to former student Kortney Parchman as she received the College Station Police Department’s Rookie of The Year for 2015 at a recent awards banquet earlier this year. Parchman graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic and Investigative Sciences with a Science Emphasis in fall of 2012. She… Read More →
Ten Students Receive Forensic Technician Certifications from TEEX
BRYAN, Texas—Ten Forensic and Investigative Sciences students started their summers off right after they received their Forensic Technician certificates from the Texas Engineering Extension Service on Friday, May 20. FIVS students Kevin Taylor, Emily Parsenault, Tanner Truelove, Amy Cooper, Zayra Ramos, Journey Ewell, Jasmin Arevalo, Selena Portillo, Alex Williams and Casey Hearn received their certificates… Read More →
Forensics Students Among Record Number of Graduates
Seventeen Forensic and Investigative Sciences students celebrated another milestone in their lives as they joined 9,000 other Aggies during spring commencement on Friday, May 13. The students joined thousands of others from the College of Agriculture and and the College of Geosciences expected to walk the Reed Arena stage. Colton Sweetser and Adrianna Tirloni also… Read More →
Students Recognized at Annual Departmental Banquet
Congratulations to all of our Forensic and Investigative Sciences students that were recognized at the 20th Annual Undergraduate Entomology Student Banquet on Friday, April 8. Students and their families convened at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex where they were treated to a barbecue dinner and desserts as members of the Aggie Forensic and Investigative… Read More →
Forensics Students Participate In The Big Event
COLLEGE STATION, Texas–Eight members of the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization spent the day Saturday helping a local family for The Big Event on Saturday, April 2. The group joined more than 21,000 Aggies that were sent out in the Bryan/College Station and surrounding areas during the university’s largest area wide day of service… Read More →
Students Receive Forensic Technician Certificates During CSI Course
For seniors Whitney West and Stephanie Stratta, the dream of becoming certified forensic technicians just became reality this January as they received they became the first Forensic Technician certificate recipients of 2016. West and Stratta, both senior Forensic and Investigative Science majors, just recently completed the Crime Scene Investigation course with 16 other students that… Read More →
Tomberlin Named Director of FIVS Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Department of Entomology’s Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program is celebrating the New Year by introducing Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin as the program’s new director. Tomberlin was named director in January and will be serving as the conduit between the program and the Department of Entomology. He also will serve as the… Read More →
Local Accident Reconstructionist Teaches Forensics Students About Accident Reconstruction Basics
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Students in Dr. Adrienne Brundage’s FIVS 205 class got a crash course in how reconstructionists re-create and study automobile accidents in November as a local accident reconstructionist guest lectured in November. Brent Munyon, a local accident reconstructionist from A&M Forensics and Engineering, Inc., taught some of his techniques and talked to the students… Read More →
Congratulations Fall 2015 Graduates
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate Kelly Lynn Marshall as she joined more than 5,000 other Aggies during commencement this Friday, December 18. Marshall was among the students graduating from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the 9am ceremony at Reed Arena. Kelly Lynn Marshall Forensic and Investigative Sciences-Law… Read More →
Tomberlin’s Research Featured in Microbiologist Magazine
The high quality of Associate Professor Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin’s work in finding out how to best determine the time of death of animals by using microbiological processes of fly attraction has helped him to be featured in the September 2015 issue of Microbiologist magazine. The magazine is a publication of the professional organization called Society… Read More →
FLIES Lab Outreach Program Hosts Interactive Forensics Camp
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Heep Center Room 108 was transformed into a lab of forensic science as several youths from the Youth Adventure Camp descended for the Investigative Forensics week during late July. The group consisted of several ninth through twelfth graders from schools across the area that interested in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics… Read More →
Students Receive Forensic Technician Certification
BRYAN, Texas–Six students that were involved in this May’s Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Texas Forensic Science Academy will have something to take home with them during the summer and in their future careers. Alexandra Gordy, Emily Grimshaw, Emily Vincent, Emily Grimshaw, Henry Junkert, Cady Mello, and Carmen Tellez were awarded the Forensic Technician certificates at… Read More →
Forensics Students Were Among Record Spring 2015 Graduating Class
Nineteen Forensic and Investigative Sciences students celebrated their hard work in their academic career as they joined more than 8,700 other Aggies that were expected to walk the stage during spring commencement exercises at Reed Arena on Friday, May 15. Students and their families shared memories with faculty members and were treated to a special… Read More →
Forensics Student Wants to Change the World, One Crime Scene at a Time
By Tara Hale, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences A Q&A with Kelsey Muniz Major: Forensic and Investigative Sciences Hometown: Giddings, TX Graduation: May 2015 Favorite color: Pink On her time in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences… How did you discover your major? My aunt has worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Unit for… Read More →
Former Student Wins Champion in Court Competition at UT School of Law
AUSTIN, Texas–Congratulations to Hannah (Beckerdite) Roblyer ’13 on becoming the champion during the latest court competition that was held recently at the University of Texas School of Law this spring. Roblyer was the champion sole winner and was one of two finalists that came from the top 64 first-year law students selected for the Thad… Read More →
Forensics Students Receive COALS Senior Merit Awards
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Seniors Caitlin Otto’s and Kelsey Muniz’s hard work and dedication during their college careers were recognized during Parents’ Weekend as they received the 2015 Senior Merit Awards during the Spring Awards Convocation on Saturday, April 18th. Otto, a native of Houston, Texas, is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Forensic and Investigative Sciences… Read More →
Kelsey Garner Receives Forensic Technician Certification
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 A&M Engineering Extension Service’s Forensic Science Academy at Riverside Campus. Garner was awarded with the certificate at the end of the academy’s Crime Scene Investigation… Read More →
Congratulations December Graduates!!!
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program would like to congratulate Katherine LeVrier as she becomes one of many December graduates to walk the Reed Arena stage during fall graduation on Friday, December 19. LeVrier was among the thousands of other students from the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Science, and the Mays Business School… Read More →
Tomberlin’s Research Featured in Video on National Geographic Website
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 FLIES Facility, maggots (fly larvae) are very important scientific tools for assisting law enforcement to solve criminal cases. Tomberlin was recently featured in a short… Read More →
Tomberlin, Tarone Labs Help Enrich Youth By Teaching Forensics During Youth Camp
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Members of the Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s FLIES Facility and Dr. Aaron Tarone’s lab helped youths understand how forensic science worked as they taught the Investigative Forensics portion of the Youth Adventure Camp during the last week of July. The week the labs held the event was part of a series of… Read More →
Forensics Student Pursues Career in Military Intelligence
by Angel Futrell, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Major: Forensic and Investigative Sciences and Biomedical Sciences Graduation: May 2014 Hometown: Missouri City, TX On his time at Texas A&M… What did you like most about studying forensic and investigative sciences? I love how science and law have to co-exist in the courtroom. Every step you… Read More →
Large Number of FIVS Students Receive Forensic Technician Certification During May Minimester
BRYAN, Texas – Nine Forensic and Investigative Sciences students are now ready to work as technicians as they recently received their Forensic Technician certificates after the Texas Forensic Science Academy’s Latent Print Processing course at Riverside Campus on Friday, May 23. The May minimester recipients were Caitlin Otto, Kyle Beckman, Juliane Hough, Charlotte Dearman, Ashley… Read More →
Forensics Students Celebrated Spring 2014 Graduation
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 were part of a record number of Aggies that were awarded degrees during the university’s two-day-long graduation ceremonies. Before the ceremony, students and families began… Read More →
Forensics Students Honored for Outstdanding Service, Merit
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Three Forensic and Investigative Sciences students were recently recognized at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ annual Spring Awards Convocation on April 12. Seniors Courtney Weldon, Barrett Riddle, and Jeffrey Ng received Senior Merit Awards for their leadership, scholarship and service at the department, college and university level. The Texas… Read More →
Recent Graduates Receive Forensic Certification During Spring Minimester
BRYAN, Texas –The New Year has started off right for recent Forensic and Investigative Sciences graduates Hannah Beckerdite and Callan Hundl as they received their Forensic Technician certification at Riverside Campus the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s Forensic Science Academy Crime Scene Investigation course. Beckerdite and Hundl were among 12 participants enrolled in the weeklong… Read More →
Congratulations December Graduates!!
Four Forensics students received a very early Christmas gift as they braved the cold mid-December morning at Reed Arena during fall graduation on December 13. The graduating class was among the more than 3,700 students from the university that were expected to graduate this fall. Families and friends also got a chance to hear Dr…. Read More →
Former Students Receive Certification from International Forensic Entomology Board
Four former students now have another success story to tell as they received a very important certification from the only forensic entomology certification organizations in North America. Drs. Micah Flores, Adrienne Brundage, Michelle Sanford, and Jonathan Cammack were given the high honors by receiving their Member certifications from the American Board of Forensic Entomology in… Read More →
Congratulations Summer 2013 Graduates!
COLLEGE STATION, Texas–Five Forensic and Investigative Sciences students were among thousands of others that braved the warm afternoon outside Reed Arena as they walked the stage on August 16. The students were among hundreds of other graduating students in the Colleges of Agriculture and Agriculture, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Mays Business… Read More →
Youths Learn Forensics from Tomberlin, Tarone Labs During Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Grad students from Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin’s and Aaron Tarone’s labs gave students a short course in forensic and investigative sciences during the 2012 Youth Adventure Program this summer. Held during the last week of July, participants in the program are highly motivated to learn, think, and solve problems, and they typically have a… Read More →
Four Students Receive Forensic Technician Certification from Texas Forensic Science Academy
The Forensic and Investigative program and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service would like to extend their congratulations to four students that received their Forensic Technician certificates in May. Seniors Sunday Saenz, Tyler Smith, Neil Higgs and Caitlin Evers received the certificates after completing both the required Latent Print Processing and Crime Scene Investigation techniques… Read More →
Forensics Students Among Record Spring 2013 Graduation
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate those that were among a record-setting 7,100 Aggies during spring commencement exercises held on Saturday, May 11 at Reed Arena. Fourteen students were among thousands of other students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences expected to walk the stage during the… Read More →
Forensics Student Courtney Weldon Named “Class Star” for Outstanding Community Service
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Congratulations to senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Courtney Weldon as she received the 2013 Class Star Award for service from the Texas A&M University Class Councils. A select number of students from each class year received recognition for outstanding work in five categories : Academics, Athletics, Leadership, Service and Spirit…. Read More →
Forensics Students Recognized During Annual Banquet
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The cool mid-April air was a perfect setting for the Department of Entomology’s annual Undergraduate Recognition Banquet on Thursday, April 11. The banquet recognizes the outstanding achievements that students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program have done during the year. After a moment of silence and an Italian style dinner, Aggie Forensic… Read More →
Forensics Students Receive Technician Certificates
BRYAN, Texas – Two students in the Forensics and Investigative Sciences program started off the New Year right as they received the Forensic Technician certificate from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in January. Senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Lauren Garmley and Senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Kris Dawson received the International Association… Read More →
Forensics Celebrates Graduation of Two Students For Fall 2012
COLLEGE STATION, Texas –Two students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program received an early Christmas gift this December as they walked the stage during commencement exercises on Friday, December 14. Kortney Parchman and Alex Weghorst joined more than a thousand Aggies from the Forensic and Investigative Sciences during the 9am ceremony Friday morning. Before… Read More →
With an Eye Toward Justice, FIVS Interdisciplinary Faculty Member Takes Statistics to the Courtroom
COLLEGE STATION — Cliff Spiegelman keeps a thank-you note from a client, along with a retainer for his professional services on that effort, a $1 bill. That’s more than the distinguished professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Statistics often gets for his public service. But his mission to improve forensic science in the… Read More →
Student Receives High Honors for Undergrad Forensic Entomology Research
The Department of Entomology and the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program congratulates senior Jennifer Rhinesmith on receiving top award for her research for a non-PhD student at a national forensic entomology meeting in July. She received the Best Presentation for a Non-Doctoral student award during a special awards presentation at the North American Forensic Entomology… Read More →
Forensics Celebrates Summer Graduation of Two Students
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program congratulates two students that walked the stage at Reed Arena during August graduation on Friday, August 10. Students Bryce Dorwart and Daniel Kelly joined thousands of other Aggies, as well as their fellow students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the morning commencement ceremony. Before the… Read More →
Texas Youths Investigate Forensics from Tomberlin Lab during Summer Program
Texas high school and junior high students got their first taste of forensic science this summer as members of Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s lab hosted the Youth Adventure Program in the Heep Center. Held every summer, the program is designed to encourage career exploration in the fields of interest to students in the 6th through 12th… Read More →
Forensics Students Receive Forensic Technician Certificates
Five students are now official Forensic Technicians as they completed the Texas Forensic Science Academy’s latent fingerprint class this May. Students Alex Weghorst, Kortney Parchman, Madison Gaytan, Alyssa Laymance and Lindsey Thompson received their certifications after completing workshops in latent print processing and crime scene investigation techniques. The course, which was led by TFSA Coordinator… Read More →
Forensics Students Part of Record Number of TAMU Graduates for Spring 2012
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIVS) Program and the Department of Entomology congratulate all of our students that received their degrees on Friday, May 11. This May, nine students were part of the more than 7,000 Texas A&M University students that received their diplomas during the Friday morning commencement service. Students and families were treated… Read More →
Forensics Student Receives 2012 COALS Senior Merit Award
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate Ileene Berrios on receiving the 2012 Senior Merit Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The awards were handed out during the College’s annual Spring Awards Convocation recognition ceremony held in the AgriLife Center on March 31. Berrios is a senior Forensic and… Read More →
Texas A&M Forensics Program Receives National Accreditation
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program celebrated a milestone in its five-year history as the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences announced full accreditation of the program for five years on February 18. “To get to this point so quickly required vast foresight, persistence, and coordination by… Read More →