Eberly College of Science

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Fall 2024 Newsletter

  • Message from the Director
  • Welcome Professor Susan Clutter!
  • Welcome Incoming Graduate Students
  • New Entrance-to-Major Requirements
  • Forensic Undergrad Kylie Nitz Receives Kirchner Family Award for Sustainability Innovation
  • Forensic Grad Students and Faculty Member Present at ISABS, Do Research in Croatia
  • Forensic Faculty Member has Opinion Piece Published in The Hill
  • Celebrating National Forensic Science Week September 15th-21st
  • New Website Features
  • DDE Applications Now Open
  • New Club Forensic Students Social Hour (FSSH) is Seeking New Members 

Spring 2024 Newsletter

  • Message from the Director
  • Welcome Back, Tara!
  • FEPAC Reaccredits Graduate Program for Five More Years 
  • Welcome to New Faculty Hire, Susan Clutter
  • Staff Member Katie Mantz-Weller Receives Climate and Diversity Award
  • Zoe Timothy Earns NEAFS Scholarship
  • Penn State Forensic Science Presentations at AAFS Meeting in Denver
  • Helen Gjino Selected as Forensic Science Student Marshal for Spring 2024 Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
  • Congratulations to all our Fall 2023 and Spring 2023 Graduates
  • Forensic Graduation Celebration for Spring and Summer Graduates Set for Thursday, April 25th from 6-8pm. All current FRNSC majors are invited to attend.
  • Graduate Student Presentations Happening First Two Weeks of April

  • Message from the Director
  • Welcome Rebekah Jensen
  • Farewell to Chief Deputy Coroner Judy Pleskonko
  • Notice: Medicolegal Death Investigation Course is Now FRNSC 460, No Longer FRNSC 497
  • Prospective Grad Virtual Open House
  • Dr. Holland Receives the Paul M. Althouse Memorial Teaching Award
  • ISHI presentations
  • The Holland Research Group Taking Strides to Improve the Mitochondrial DNA Database
  • Congratulations to all our Spring 2023 Graduates and Award Winners!
  • First Annual Welcome Mocktail Mixer a Success
  • Thank You to All Our Haunted-U Volunteers
  • Forensic Science Club Haunted House to be Held October 20th and 21st from 

  • Message from the Director
  • Happy Retirement to Dr. Reena Roy
  • Welcome New Forensic Staff Members
  • Congratulations to our Fall 2022 Graduates! 
  • Penn State Forensics at NEAFS
  • Penn State Forensics at ACVP
  • Virtual Open House for Prospective Grad Students
  • New Elective: Medicolegal Death Investigation Course
  • Holland Research Group Awarded NIJ Grant for mtDNA Research

  • Message from the Director
  • Incoming Grads 
  • AAFS presentations 
  • Wieland Scholarship Recipient 
  • Recognizing our Fall 2021 Graduates 
  • Spring 2022 Student Marshal 
  • Virtual Event 
  • New Electives 
  • 006 Althouse Lab Acquired 

  • Meet our Faculty
  • Meet our Staff
  • Graduate Open House