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Are You Prepared for an Active Shooter Incident?
Professional Liability Insurance: Is It Optional?
A Snapshot of AAFS Forensic Nursing Science Section Chair Joyce P. Williams, DNP
The Nurse Rodonda Vought Case—A Hospital Investigator’s Perspective
Forensic Nursing Science Section News
AAFS 2023—Don’t Miss Out on the Fun!
Seeking Last Word Society Abstract Submissions
It's not too late to CAPTURE OUR IMAGINATION and pursue your opportunity to present interesting stories about your cases that involve a twist, a unique method or investigation, or an advancement in techniques over the past 75 years.
Committee Corner—Judicial Outreach Ad Hoc Committee (JOAHC)
AAFS President Laura Fulginiti initiated the Judicial Outreach ad hoc Committee (JOAHC) as part of her theme, Science Works.
Conjunctive use of synchrotron X‐ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement in Fe‐oxide clays...
Soils have distinctive chemical, physical, mineralogical and biological properties, which make it possible to differentiate them in different environments and also to test for an association of a particular questioned item with a crime scene. Mineral compositions and structures i...
A method for the development of cranial fracture histology slides
Cranial vault fractures are of medicolegal interest as they have long‐term impacts to someone's health and may contribute to an individual's death. The ability to distinguish antemortem from perimortem fractures and to assess the age of the injury is increasingly depend...
Regressive changes of crown‐root morphology and their volumetric segmentation for adult...
Cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT) enables the assessment of regressive morphological changes in teeth, which can be used to predict chronological age (CA) in adults. As each tooth region is known to have different correlations with CA, this study aimed to segment and quantify ...
Crowdsourcing forensics: Creating a curated catalog of digital forensic artifacts
The increasing volume, variety, velocity, distribution, structural intricacy, and complexity of use of digital evidence can make it difficult for practitioners to find and understand the most forensically useful information (Casey E. Digital evidence and computer crime: Forensic ...
Academy Aperçus—July 2022
Winnie Furnari Receives 2022 Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award
AAFS General Section Fellow Winnie Furnari, MS, was awarded the 2022 Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award by Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, the Journal of Professional Excellence.
Odontology Section—Seeking Moderators & Abstract Deadline Reminder
If you would like to serve as a moderator for the Odontology Section's Scientific Program at the AAFS 75th Anniversary Conference in Orlando, please Section Program Chair Phyllis Ho
Anthropology Section—Call for Moderators & Abstract Deadline Reminder
The Anthropology Section is seeking volunteers to serve as moderators at the AAFS 75th Anniversary Conference in Orlando
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Hosts New Jersey’s First Forensic Science...
Teachers from around the United States recently convened to explore new ways to engage their students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning through the lens of forensic science at the conference, hosted June 27-29, through a collaboration between NJIT
Case Break Sessions Being Offered at the 75th Anniversary Conference
I hope you are getting excited about the 75th Anniversary Conference in Orlando, FL. We are looking forward to strong scientific content. In an effort to provide increased free content, we are replacing the Breakfast Seminars with early morning Case Breaks.
Seeking Volunteers to Speak at the 2023 YFSF Special Session
AAFS Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) Special Session Chair Emily Rue and Co-Chair Paul Yount are looking for speakers to contribute to the YFSF Special Session at the 75th Anniversary Conference in Orlando, FL.
JFS Newly Published Issue Now Available!
The July 2022 issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) is now available.