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 …
Year: 2018
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 …
AAAS Recap Event this Week
CaSP’s first major event of 2018, entitled “Activism and Beyond, Science Policy in Government, Business, and the Lab,” will be held on Wednesday (02/28/2018) at 5:00 PM in 1420 Microbial Sciences Building. The event will …
Journal Club Review – Ban the Block?
February’s journal club was lead by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Biochemistry, Henzler-Wildman lab). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Hanelsman’s lab). A disturbing trend. When the colorful, symbiotic algae living …
February: Energy Exploration Part III
The first month of 2018 passed by quickly and the CaSP leadership team is working hard on planning great events for the spring and summer. One event series that we invite all interested parties to …
Journal Club Review – Deforestation: Policy and Action
Starting this month, we will be posting journal club reviews on this blog. Journal clubs are typically held on the third Wednesday of every month (subject to change) and is an informal discussion on a …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! The new year is often a time to reflect on the previous year’s successes and failures, and resolve to do better. In 2017, we successfully started our forensic science policy initiative and …