Hello everyone!
For the fourth year, the New Jersey School of Conservation together with
Montclair State University and with Rutgers University (credits are available
through either Institution) is organizing a two-week workshop on forensic
entomology; the workshop will be held at the NJ School of Conservation, in
Branchville, NJ, just about 1h from New York City. Forensic entomology is the
study of insects associated with organic decomposition. Students will observe
and analyze the small ecosystem which is created around and on decomposing
carcasses, describe post-mortem phenomena, collect entomological evidence and
perform lab analysis to help establish PMI (Post-Mortem Interval) or time of
death. For those who are interested, included in the workshop is also a guided
visit to the Newark morgue, where the participants will attend a lecture on
common practices of legal medicine and on how law enforcement forces handle
dead bodies after they are discovered; depending on availability, the
participants will also have the possibility to observe an autopsy. Here is the
brochure for the workshop
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ygtqidjfgq6usxv/2016%20Forensic%20Entomology_Workshop_Brochure.pdf?dl=0
Participants will have two weeks of room and board, educational activities
(lectures, field work and lab work) and lots of recreational activities, such
as boating, archery and climbing. For information please contact Denise
Gemmellaro at denisucci...@yahoo.com Thank you and please feel free to pass
this info to anyone who may be interested.
Regards, Denise Gemmellaro
M Denise GemmellaroDepartment of EntomologyRutgers University 96 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
