Department News

Dr. Jackson's Work Helps to Free an Innocent Man

Jason Lively spent 14 years behind bars for a fire he didn’t set, until science supported his innocence.

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FIS Receives Nearly $1 Million in DOJ Grants

Researchers Dr. Tatiana Trejos and Dr. Luis Arroyo in the West Virginia University Department of Forensic and Investigative Science have received two grants from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and National Institute of Justice totaling nearly $1 million.

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