Alumni in the News

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Bringing Forensic Science to Breakfast Television

A bone chilling true-crime festival brought UTM Forensic Outreach to Toronto!

Recent forensic graduate Victoria Fazzari (HBSc Forensic Biology) was featured on Breakfast Television promoting UTM Forensic Science's participation at the MOTIVE: Crime Authors Festival in Toronto!

Watch the segment on the BTV website

Grace Gregory Alcock

No Animal is Left Behind

Along with several other Forensic alumni and current students, Forensic Anthropology Specialist Grace Gregory-Alcock was interviewed by CBC News on the excavation of over 500 pet remains at the Oakville Milton Humane Society.

Read 'No animal is left behind' on CBC News

The Kenora Bomber Mystery

Forensic Science alum and professor of Forensic Biology here at the program, Dr. Nicole Novroski, was featured on a W5 episode "Who Was the Mystery Bomber?" on CTV. The feature seeks to find clues that could reveal his identity.

Watch on CTV News

Forensic Alum Featured on CTV: Youthlink Calgary 

Youthlink Calgary holds a forensic summer camp much like our very own Camp U of T! Teaching youth about the roles of police in their communities, they hold over 50 interactive displays for children to explore.

It only makes sense that as the 2018-2019 Forensic Outreach Pantology Award recipient, FSC alumna Jocelyn Huang has found a way to continue her outstanding commitment to community outreach, bringing the public into the world of forensic science.

Click here to watch the CTV News report

Decouverte TV - The Lac-Megantic Derailment

Renee Kosalka, a PhD student under Dr. Tracy Rogers who also works for the Ontario Forensic Pathology Services, was involved with the recovery process following the tragedy at Lac-Megantic.

Watch the video clip at Tou.Tv (French)

To Catch a Killer

Renee Willmon, Dr. Tracy Roger's former graduate student, stars on the new TV show, "To Catch a Killer".

"Renee Willmon is the team’s brilliant beauty. If her brains or looks don’t catch your eye, then her jewelry certainly will. Renee’s collection of skull-and-bones trinkets marks her personal style and her career – she's a biological anthropologist."

Visit the TV show website to view the episode schedule


 

Paula M

 

Inside the forensic labs, it’s a ‘science for justice’ quest

“We have to make sure if it’s there, it’s going to be found,” says Paulina Mickiewicz, a forensic biologist, whose daily work could involve using chemical tests to detect traces of blood on a piece of clothing.

Read more at TheStar.com

Renee Kosalka

Striding into the Future - Pursuing Justice

The work is emotionally demanding, politically charged, often dangerous—and exactly what Renée Kosalka (MA, Anthropology, ’06) has wanted to do since she was an undergraduate in Toronto.

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