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Upcoming 2025 Classes

May 28-29, 2025 - Death Investigation Seminar

Join us for a two-day (16 hr.) interactive death investigation training. Attendees will be provided with instruction on how to conduct thorough and professional death investigations that follow national standards and legal requirements, including identifying postmortem changes versus injuries on human remains, preserving evidence, and producing accurate and timely reports.  

June 16-17, 2025 - Alternate Light Source 

Join us for a two-day (16 hr.) ALS workshop designed to provide students with intensive hands-on experience in using ALS techniques to identify body fluids, fibers and more on crime scenes. Students will also learn how to properly document their results in written reports and photography. 

June 18-19, 2025 -  Bloodstain Pattern Recognition & Blood Processing for Forensic Scenes

This two-day (16 hr.) in-depth course is designed to aide crime scene investigators in recognizing bloodstain patterns for scene documentation and applying forensic chemicals for latent bloodstain development and presumptive blood testing.  

July 14, 2025 -  Human vs Nonhuman Bone Identification

During this 1-day course participants will gain a working knowledge of normal human skeletal anatomy and learn the basics of human vs nonhuman bone comparisons. Participants will examine human skeletons from the Center for Forensic Science Donated Skeletal Collection and discuss both normal skeletal anatomy and common variations.

 

*These classes are intended for the law enforcement community, crime scene investigators and technicians 

 

Please direct questions to: Carley Leanes (906) 227-1144 or cleanes@nmu.edu

There are currently no upcoming workshops. Please contact frost@nmu.edu is you have any questions.

There are currently no scheduled workshops or summer programs, but this site is updated regularly. Please continue checking for updates.

If you have specific questions about workshops or summer programs, please e-mail us at: frost@nmu.edu.