Date November 2021 Summary All medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) offices must make difficult decisions when allocating resources for timely, complete medicolegal death investigations. In some cases, toxicological analysis of a decedent’s biological specimens (e.g., blood, urine, tissue) can help determine cause…
Original Release Date: November 19, 2021 In this special release episode, Just Diversity & Inclusion in Forensic Science, Just Science sat down with Donia Slack, the Director of the Research, Technology, and Evaluation Program in RTI’s Center for Forensic Sciences,…
Original Release Date: November 12, 2021 In episode four of our Workforce Resiliency mini season, Just Science sat down with Donia Slack, the Director of the Research, Technology, and Evaluation Program in RTI’s Center for Forensic Sciences, to discuss the…
← Back to Firearm and Toolmarks Webinar Series Thursday, January 6th, 2022 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Since the development of early firearms in the mid-1200s, the best material for making critical parts for weapons has…
← Back to Firearm and Toolmarks Webinar Series Thursday, December 16th, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour The 2016 PCAST (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) Report brought forensics, and specifically firearms identification, into…
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