Forensic-Science Students Learn the Overlooked Skill of Communication

A single strand of hair left behind at a crime scene might be the most crucial piece of evidence in a police investigation, but if the forensic scientist working on the case proves unable to clearly communicate its importance, then all of that scientist's time and effort has been for naught.

To avoid such an outcome for his students, James W. Simmelink, an associate professor emeritus of dental medicine at Case Western Reserve University, uses this seminar to teach them not only the

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