Forensics as a gateway: Promoting undergraduate interest in science and graduate student professional development through a first-year seminar course

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 807-812

  Charkoudian, Louise K ^a   Heymann, Jared J ^a   Adler, Marc J ^a   Haas, Kathryn L ^a   Mies, Kassy A ^a   Bonk, James F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45849124260     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p807     Document Type: Article

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