FORENSICS

Distinguished postdoctoral researcher Diego Cardeñosa co-created a portable, easy-to-use DNA testing toolkit that gives customs officials and inspection personnel the power to identify illegal species on-site and have proof to prosecute crimes. It’s helped stop illegal shipments of shark fins as well as European eels and South America’s matamata turtles.

The new Forensic Investigations Network in Digital Sciences (FINDS) Center of Excellence (COE) in digital forensics at FIU is a collaboration with Florida A&M, Grambling State University and Jackson State University. FINDS COE will provide training to a diverse student population and a workforce pathway for graduates entering the Department of Defense and other governmental agencies.

The Global Forensic and Justice Center’s Research Forensic Library is a first-of-its-kind resource for forensic science practitioners, students, researchers and the general public, providing access to thousands of articles and reports in the scientific literature.