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Arcadia University News
February 22, 2017
Arcadia University and Montgomery County Bomb Squad Host Training Exercise for West Chester SWAT Team
Arcadia University and the Montgomery County Bomb Squad hosted a booby-trap awareness training for the West Chester SWAT team at the University’s campus Crime Scene House on Feb. 21. Members of the West Chester SWAT team went through the house in groups trying to detect the fake booby-traps, which...
November 10, 2016
Lu ’15 Publishes Capstone Research in ‘Journal of Analytical Toxicology’
The Oxford Journals’ Journal of Analytical Toxicology recently published “ Impact of Expanding ELISA Screening in DUID Investigations to Include Carisoprodol/Meprobamate and Zolpidem ,” by Forensic Science graduate Aileen Lu ’15. Mentored by Dr. Karen Scott, associate professor of Forensic Science...
November 7, 2016
Olson Presents on Flesh-Eating Beetles at International Congress of Entomology
This September, Biology major Stephanie Olson '17 presented a poster on the growth and development of flesh-eating beetles at the 25th International Congress of Entomology in Orlando, Fla. Olson, who will use the poster as part of her Capstone presentation, completed the research alongside Dr...
September 9, 2016
Dr. Tobe Published in 'Scientific Reports'
Dr. Shanan Tobe , assistant professor of Forensic Science, published "Stygofauna enhance prokaryotic transport in groundwater ecosystems" in Scientific Reports , part of the SpringerNature group of journals. In the article, co-authored with Renee J. Smith, James S. Paterson, Elise Launer, Eliesa...
July 27, 2016
Moran Participates in International Day of Archaeology on July 29
For the fourth year in a row, Kimberlee Moran , assistant director of the Forensic Science program, helped showcased the day to day work of archaeologists by writing about her work as a forensic archaeologist in the worldwide Day of Archaeology held on July 29. Day of Archaeology brings together...
April 26, 2016
Moran Appointed to National Forensic Sciences Subcommittee
Assistant Program Director of Forensic Science Kimberlee Moran has been appointed to the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Crime Scene Investigation subcommittee. The OSAC is an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and...
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April 15, 2016
Moran Organizes Symposium at Society of American Archeology Annual Meeting
For the 10th year, assistant director of the forensic science program Kimberlee Moran organized a paper symposium before the 81st annual meeting of the Society of American Archeology in Orlando, Fla., from April 6 to 10. Moran opened the symposium with an update of current issues within forensic...
November 20, 2015
Moran Provides Navajo Members with 'CSI: Window Rock'
Kimberlee Moran , forensic archaeologist and assistant director of the Forensic Science program, recently spent a week in the Navajo territory of Window Rock, on the New Mexico/Arizona border, training the Navajo Department of Transportation in the identification and recovery of human remains. “On...
November 4, 2015
MTV.com: Moran Analyzes Decomposition on ‘The Walking Dead’
As assistant director of the forensic science program, Kimberlee Moran typically studies the recently deceased. On MTV.com this week, she switches that analysis to the recently undead. In “An Expert Explains The ‘Walking Dead’ Timeline Of Zombie Decay,” Moran discusses the accuracies and...
October 27, 2015
NBC10 Quotes Moran on Toddler Forensic Investigation
Kimberlee Moran , assistant director of the forensic science program, was interviewed by NBC10 on the forensic investigation of Brendan Creato, the three year-old found dead in Cooper River Park near his home in Haddon Township, N.J., in October. Moran, who also spoke on the case with NJ.com...
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October 14, 2015
Students Bring Forensics to Franklin Institute’s ‘Science After Dark’
Students in the Master of Science in Forensic Science program took over the Train Room at the Franklin Institute for the Institute’s Science After Hours event on Oct. 13, where they staged a crime scene and set up tables with science activities, such as learning how to dust for fingerprints...
August 27, 2015
Papal Bomb Training, Franklin Institute Investigations Highlight Forensic Science Week Events
Arcadia’s Forensic Science Program hosted and participated in several events in celebration of August’s National Forensic Science Week . The week recognized the importance of forensic science in crime scene investigation and those who practice forensic science. Faculty and students of the Master of...
June 30, 2015
High School Students Scour Arcadia Crime Scene House for Clues
Sixteen high school students came to Arcadia on June 23 to practice gathering forensic evidence at Arcadia’s Crime Scene House at 2063 Church Road, as part of the Teva Pharmaceuticals summer internship program at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and in conjunction with Arcadia's Master of...
April 8, 2015
Klobut ’15M, Dr. Scott Present on Detecting Drug Abuse Through Hair
Master of Science in Forensic Science student Jakub Klobut ’15M and Dr. Karen Scott , director and associate professor of Forensic Science, presented research on “Supported Liquid Extraction,” a method of drug abuse detection through hair, at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of...
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February 26, 2015
McClure Receives Carlin-Michels Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association
Dr. Phil McClure , professor of physical therapy, received the Carlin-Michels Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association at its annual meeting on Nov. 1, 2014. The award acknowledges sustained outstanding contributions to the profession of physical therapy.
February 25, 2015
Scott and Logan Publish Paper on Synthetic Cannabinoid Drugs in Forensic Science Reviews
Dr. Karen Scott , assistant professor and director of the forensic science program, and Dr. Barry Logan , clinical professor of forensic science, recently published an article titled “Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Adverse Effects of Synthetic Cannabinoid Drugs” in Forensic Science Reviews . The...
January 27, 2015
Arcadia Cuts Ribbon on Crime Scene House
Dr. John Hoffman , dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, cut the ribbon during the Jan. 22 opening ceremonies of Arcadia’s Crime Scene House at 2063 Church Road. Also present were Dr. Karen Scott , director and associate professor of forensic science, and Montgomery County law enforcement...
November 3, 2014
WHYY Features Student, Faculty Work on Flesh-eating Beetles, Bone Research
If there is a perfect day for a story about flesh-eating beetles, it’s Halloween. On Oct. 31, students and faculty in Arcadia’s biology and forensic science departments were featured in “The role of flesh-eating beetles in forensics and bone research at Arcadia University” on WHYY’s The Pulse , a...
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September 2, 2014
Gaines Finds That Dead Men Do Tell Tales
By COURTNEY WRIGHT It’s pitch black, long after dark in a south N.J. wood. A group of police officers, dodging heavy branches and nocturnal creatures, lugs a large spotlight, illuminating the forest. To add to the potential eeriness, a massive nest of daddy long legs seemed to beckon Allison Gaines...
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July 17, 2014
Haumesser ’11 and Kinebrew ’90 Named Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellows
Each year, the Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship recruits teacher candidates who have worked or are working in the science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields to complete a master’s program, earn their teaching licenses, and commit to three years of teaching math and...
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March 6, 2013
Mazzanti Named President of Council of Forensic Science Educators
At the annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting in Washington D.C., the Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE) announced Heather Mazzanti , Assistant Director and Assistant Professor of Forensic Science at Arcadia University, to be its new president. As the president-elect...