The Forensic Science Partnership lecture series takes place on Friday afternoons each semester, bringing legal and forensic experts to the URI campus. Today, Dennis Hilliard, M.S. ’80, Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory director, will present. Hilliard’s work includes analysis of evidence and court testimony in the areas of fire debris analysis, hair and fiber analysis, DNA analysis, and breath and blood alcohol analysis. These lectures are free and open to the public (parking is available in Lot 13 behind the Beaupre Center after 3 p.m. on seminar Fridays).Read about the fall series at https://www.uri.edu/news/2026/09/uri-forensic-lecture-series-back-on-the-crime-beat-this-fall/. To view online or see past lectures, visit https://www.chm.uri.edu/uriforensics/seminars.php. Schedule subject to change - join the email list for updates: email james.bessette@uri.edu.