Overview
National Forensic Science Week (September 15-21, 2024) recognizes the contribution that forensic science makes to the criminal justice system. It is an opportunity to celebrate academic programs, forensic professionals, and scientific research in the various forensic disciplines.
Throughout the week, the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) will be engaging with the community to highlight the impact that forensic science has in the world and provide fun and informative resources!
This year, the FTCOE is hosting the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium and stay tuned for another exciting Murder Mystery case. Additionally, the FTCOE will provide a wide range of stress relief activities and educational resources, including new forensic science themed crossword and wordsearch puzzles, and teacher guides!
We hope to engage forensic professionals from all disciplines and all stages of their careers, including the forensic scientists of the future. Subscribe to the FTCOE Newsletter and follow @ForensicCOE on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter (X) to stay up to date on news and events. Stay tuned for everything that the FTCOE has to offer for this year's National Forensic Science Week!
Murder Mystery Event
Clues released all week long!
For this year’s murder mystery, we will be reopening a cold case with information from the original casefile and new information from the follow-up investigation released daily. Follow along and test your sleuthing skills to see if you can unravel the mystery! On Friday, September 20, you will be able to enter your guesses in a mystery-related questionnaire! Then, check the FTCOE website the following Monday, September 23 for the case review to see how detectives closed the case!
Graduate Research Symposium
Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 3:10 PM ET
Duration: 2 hours
The 2024 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium provides a platform for undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career scientists to present their research to a broad audience. Register now and join us on Thursday, September 19, 2024, for a line-up of live presentations followed by Q&A!
Teacher How-To Guides
This year for National Forensic Science Week, the FTCOE will publish educational resources for teachers to download, print, and complete with students to learn some of the basic principles of forensic science!
Stress Relief Activities
Daily Puzzles
The FTCOE will release a series of crossword and wordsearch puzzles with fun forensic science themes that incorporate some terminology trivia and stress relieving activities for all ages. Find the Terms wordsearches offer a simple, fun activity for all ages while Test Your Knowledge crosswords incorporate forensic science terminology trivia to challenge or entertain forensic scientists in training and in the workforce.
Check out last year's events!
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Murder Mystery Event
- 2023 NIJ Forensic Science Graduate Research Symposium and Poster Session
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Interview Montage
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Teacher How-To Guides
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Puzzles
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Fingerprint Game & Activity
- 2023 National Forensic Science Week Spot the Differences
Funding for this Forensic Technology Center of Excellence event has been provided by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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