Apply now for free USJ forensic science camp program

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – The University of Saint Joseph has recently been awarded a grant by the State of Connecticut Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education. This funding, in the amount of $15,000, is administered by the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, and will support a five-day summer camp program offered on USJ's West Hartford campus entitled, "The Science to Solve Crimes: The Science behind Crime Scene Investigation (C.S.I.)." 

CWEALF petitioned the State of Connecticut on behalf of USJ to secure the funding for this program. A group of students from the Hartford area will learn about the science behind a crime scene investigation; young women and ethnically diverse students in grades 8 - 12 have been actively recruited.

The program promotes and encourages participants to pursue the biological sciences and the health professions as possible fields of study in planning towards a future career. Students will focus on the cellular and molecular biology techniques used in forensic laboratories to solve crimes in collaboration with police and fire departments.

This program, which runs from August 13 - 17, 2012, is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis (space is limited). Hartford area high school students are encouraged to apply; for more information, email campusj@usj.edu. 

"This summer program helps stimulate interest among young people in the important fields of biology and health science," said University of Saint Joseph President Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D. "USJ is honored to offer this new learning opportunity for high school students on the science of investigating and solving crimes, and we are grateful to CWEALF for their collaboration on this project."

 University of Saint Joseph faculty who will be actively involved in "The Science to Solve Crimes: The Science behind Crime Scene Investigation (C.S.I.)," include: Christopher R. Zito, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biology and Grant Program Director; and Lucia Jilaveanu, M.D., Ph.D., who serves as a member of USJ's adjunct graduate faculty.

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