Governor George E. Pataki And Senator Charles E. Schumer Announced Funding For The Northeast Regional Forensic Institute, A Collaboration Between U Albany And The New York State Police

2004 September 9

New York State Governor George E. Pataki and U.S. Senator from New York Charles E. Schumer announced funding for The Northeast Regional Forensic Institute, a collaboration between the University at Albany and the New York State Police. The institute's function will be to provide "expert postgraduate education ... to State Police DNA scientists," while providing educational opportunities to UAlbany students, according to the University's Interim President John R. Ryan. The core disciplines of the institute are biology, chemistry, and computer science. The institute is funded by $1.5 million in federal grants

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"$1.5 Grant to Support Northeast Regional Forensic Institute," Update, October 8, 2004, p. 5

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