Pennsylvania State Invites CSAFE Director to Present to Science Achievement Graduate Fellows

December 6, 2018

CSAFE Director Dr. Alicia Carriquiry encouraged the advancement of women in science and related fields at a recent Pennsylvania State …

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Forensics@NIST 2018: Communicating the Latest Advancements in Forensic Science

November 29, 2018

The recent Forensics@NIST conference was a place to generate new ideas and build collaborations for forensic practitioners, laboratory managers and …

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CIFS Inaugural Symposium Partners with CSAFE

November 25, 2018

The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences (CIFS) held its inaugural symposium at Washington University Law School in November 2018. …

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New Amicus Brief Reveals How Concealing Evidence Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions

November 20, 2018

Forensic evidence can play a powerful role in the way a trial or investigation unfolds. One CSAFE researcher is questioning …

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NIST Details Plans for Reviewing Scientific Foundations of Forensic Methods

November 4, 2018

NIST has published Draft NISTIR 8225, Scientific Foundation Reviews. This publication describes NIST’s approach to conducting scientific foundation reviews, which …

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Confronting Challenges in Forensic Databases: CSAFE Team Addresses Limitations and Advocates for Change

October 18, 2018

Determining if a piece of evidence found at a crime scene matches a suspect poses a unique challenge for forensic …

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CSAFE Team attending Forenics@NIST 2018 Event

October 6, 2018

CSAFE researchers were invited to attend Forensics@NIST on November 7 & 8 at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The …

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CSAFE to Sponsor Two Sessions as ABA Annual Prescription for Criminal Justice Program

May 9, 2018

CSAFE will sponsor two sessions at the upcoming Annual Prescription for Criminal Justice Program held by the American Bar Association …

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Building Relationships with the Forensic Science Practitioner Community- CSAFE Consults on Los Angeles Handwriting Study

March 26, 2018

A central priority of CSAFE is cultivating relationships with key organizations in the forensic science community to evaluate current practices …

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CSAFE Director Contributes to News Article About New Department of Justice Forensic Science Policies

March 26, 2018

CSAFE Director Alicia Carriquiry was recently interviewed by news organization Gizmodo about the new Department of Justice (DOJ) policies to …

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CSAFE Engages Forensic Science Community at AAFS Annual Meeting

February 28, 2018

A large group of CSAFE research faculty and students participated in the 70th Annual American Academy of Forensic Science Scientific …

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CSAFE Engages With Audiences on Social Media

February 12, 2018

As a part of several new communication initiatives to increase engagement with diverse forensic science audiences, CSAFE joined the Twitter …

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CSAFE To Sponsor March 2018 UVA Conference- “Forensics, Statistics and Law”

February 7, 2018

Was that bullet really fired by that gun? Was that print probably made by that finger? How do we interpret forensic …

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Addressing Bias in Latent Print Processing- CSAFE Examines Crime Laboratory Evidence Submission Forms

January 30, 2018

Evidence submission forms are critical to accurate forensic evidence analysis, but learn how they may unknowingly bias examiner conclusionsProper handling …

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CSAFE sponsored Error Rates for Evidence Interpretation Symposium Sees Cross-Discipline Participation from Across the Nation

January 25, 2018

The Defense Forensic Science Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Justice, The Innocence Project and …

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CSAFE Researcher Highlighted in UVAToday

March 16, 2017

University of Virginia law professor Brandon Garrett is on a mission to see that the legal system presents science accurately …

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CSAFE Nationally Recognized for its Advancements in Forensic Science

January 10, 2017

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence has gained national recognition for its efforts to strengthen the validity …

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NIST Announces Initiation of CSAFE at AFTE Annual Training Seminar

May 26, 2015

On May 26, 2015 the National Institute of Standards and Technology officially announced the initiation of CSAFE during the 46th …

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Iowa State to be home to a new, $20 million national center for forensic science

May 25, 2015

AMES, Iowa – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a five-year, up to $20 million grant …

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