March’s journal club was lead by Chelsea Crooks. Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Hanelsman’s lab). “What if climate change is a hoax and we created a better world for …
Month: March 2018
Making a Murderer Screening
In late 2015 Netflix premiered the documentary series Making a Murderer, bringing awareness to the issues of forensic science to mainstream pop culture. The series profiles the criminal case and aftermath of Steven Avery, a …
The Science Behind Making a Murderer
Catalysts for Science Policy is continuing its efforts to raise awareness about forensic science issues in the criminal justice system. To demonstrate some of these issues and interweave it with pop culture, we will be …
March Theme: Forensic Science
In April 2017, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the ending the of the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS). The commission, originally started in 2013 under the Obama administration, was a partnership between …