NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 25 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
New Jersey Institute of Technology forensic scientist Sara C. Zapico has been named the 2026 Senator John Cornyn III National Higher Education Forensic Science Educator of the Year by the Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations, recognizing her contributions to forensic science education.
Surrounded by her students and colleagues from NJIT's Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Zapico received the honor Friday, Sept. 25, during a ceremony in Tiernan Hall - home to the university's forensic science laboratories.
The award was presented as part of National Forensic Science Week by Britton Morin, director of the Union County Pr...